United Nations Human Rights Commission Report
Analysis of the Rights of Guantanamo Bay Detainees
The report on the Situation of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay was submitted by five holders of mandates of special procedures of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights who had been jointly following the situation of detainees held at the United States Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay since June 2004. The following are the conclusions and recommendations of the report.Conclusions International human rights law is applicable to the analysis of the situation of detainees in Guantánamo Bay. Indeed, human rights law applies at all times, even during situations of emergency and armed conflicts. The war on terror, as such, does…
