UN Rights Chief Speaks Out Against US Failure to Close Guantanamo Detention Facility

by Gary Kopycinski on January 23, 2012

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GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. The United Nations human rights chief today spoke out against the failure by the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to ensure accountability for serious violations – including torture – that took place there.