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Amnesty: Situation at Guantanamo Deteriorating

HeadlineApr 06, 2007

Amnesty International says conditions at Guantanamo Bay are deteriorating. The group estimates 80 percent of detainees are now being held in solitary confinement. In December, the U.S. opened a new facility at the base known as Camp 6 where detainees are held in conditions of extreme isolation and sensory deprivation. Detainees are reportedly confined for 22 hours a day in windowless cells where they are almost completely cut off from human contact. Detainees are often only offered exercise at night and may not see daylight for days at a time. Amnesty says even men who have been cleared for release are being held in isolation.

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