T he US government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force-feeding of hunger-striking detainees at Guantánamo Bay. Lawyers for several prisoners have appealed to a Washington court to intervene – but the administration says federal judges have no say on what happens at the camp.
Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream – Barack Obama: I Have Guantánamo
The mass hunger strike at the notorious US military facility is now entering its sixth month. Nearly two-thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment, and detention without trial.
It’s the largest strike in the camp’s 11-year history. Military doctors are force-feeding 45 detainees, to keep them alive.
Day 150: Guantánamo hunger strike continues amidst world’s outrage
The highly controversial practice has been condemned around the world – but is still being defended by US officials, as RT’s Gayane Chichakyan reports
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