Guantanamo Prison News Updates -- February 21, 2009


Guantanamo Meets Geneva Convention Standards, Pentagon Study Finds -- L.A. Times

The report to be presented to President Obama recommends some changes at the U.S. military prison but concludes that detainees are treated humanely. Rights groups criticize the findings.
Reporting from Washington -- The Pentagon has concluded that the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay meets the standards for humane treatment of detainees established in the Geneva Convention accords.

In a report for President Obama on conditions at Guantanamo, the Pentagon recommended some changes -- mainly providing some of the most troublesome inmates with more group recreation and opportunities for prayer -- said an administration official who read the report and spoke on condition of anonymity, citing its confidential nature.

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More News On Guantanamo Prison

Review Finds Detainees' Treatment Legal -- Washington Post
U.S. review finds Guantanamo conditions humane -- Reuters
Reports: Pentagon says Guantanamo camp is humane -- USA Today
Guantanamo in line with Geneva rules: official -- AFP
Guantanamo man 'can settle in UK' -- BBC
Guantánamo Detainee Can Return to Britain -- New York Times

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