U.N.: States Must Respect Rights in Territory They Control

2004-04-01

U.S. Cannot Deny Rights Protection to Detainees at Guantanamo

"The Human Rights Committee has sent a strong message that states cannot avoid their international human rights obligations by outsourcing their detention centers," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. "The Bush administration's trick of detaining people at Guantanamo won't work under international law."

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