The large majority of detainees who remain in Guantánamo are held in cruel conditions of isolation which flout international standards, according to a new report, USA: Cruel and inhuman – Conditions of isolation for detainees in Guantánamo Bay, published by Amnesty International today. Most detainees have suffered harsh treatment throughout their detention, confined to mesh cages or maximum security cells. Moreover, a new facility which opened in December 2006, known as Camp 6, has created even harsher and apparently more permanent conditions of extreme isolation and sensory deprivation.
Detainees are confined for 22 hours a day to individual, enclosed, steel cells where they are almost completely cut off from human contact.
Detainees are confined for 22 hours a day to individual, enclosed, steel cells where they are almost completely cut off from human contact.
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