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What is Guantanamo known for?

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(i) It is known for prison there and the violation of human rights. About 600 people were secretly picked up by the US forces from all over the world and put in a prison in Guantanamo Bay, an area near Cuba controlled by Amercian Navy.

(ii) The **** government said that they were enemies of the US and linked to the ** on New York on 11 September 2001. In most cases the governments of their countries were not asked or even informed about their imprisonment.

(iii) Families of prisoners, media or even UN representatives were not allowed to meet them. The US army arrested them, interrogated them and decided whether to keep them there or not.

(iv) There was no trial before any magistrate in the US. Nor could these prisoners approach courts in their own country.

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