A top United Nations human rights official has said the US military tribunals at Guantánamo are flawed and fall short of international standards for fair trials. Philip Alston, a special rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council, also called on the US to open its files on the five prisoners who died in custody at Guantánamo. Four prisoners are said to have committed suicide, but their autopsies have never been released.
UN Official: Gitmo Tribunals Flawed and Unfair
HeadlineJul 01, 2008