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Lawyers Sue over “Grotesque” Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners

HeadlineJul 02, 2013

Lawyers for a group of Guantánamo prisoners have filed a lawsuit to stop the force-feeding of hunger strikers at the prison, calling it a “grotesque” practice that violates human rights. The U.S. military has acknowledged 106 out of 166 prisoners are on hunger strike; 44 are being force-fed by tubes forced into their nostrils and then down into their stomachs. Lawyers are particularly concerned the Muslim prisoners might be force-fed during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan in violation of religious practices.

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