‘Crimes against humanity’: UN body calls for release of Guantánamo inmate
by Julian Borger in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6B8RM)
UN's arbitrary detention group calls for immediate release of Palestinian Abu Zubaydah, saying detention has no basis in law
A UN body has declared that the detention of a long-term Guantanamo inmate, Abu Zubaydah, has no lawful basis and called for his immediate release, warning that the systemic deprivation of liberty at the camp may constitute crimes against humanity".
The UN working group on arbitrary detention (UNWGAD), also declared the UK, among other countries, was jointly responsible for the torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of Mr Zubaydah" over his more than 20 years in detention.
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