European Union Needs to Push U.S. to Close Guantanamo - by Candy Ringer
European governments should take concrete steps to help close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter sent to EU foreign ministers.
In the letter, Human Rights Watch commends the European Union for its collective call to close Guantanamo Bay, but warns that the process of closing the detention center there will not be easy. Currently, there are several detainees – including 11 Chinese Uighurs – who have been cleared for release but cannot be returned to their home country because they would suffer torture and abuse. If the EU were to assist in efforts to resettle some of these men, it would be taking an important and highly valued step toward helping make the goal of closing Guantanamo a reality, said Human Rights Watch.
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