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News -02-16-06 Annan Says Guantanamo Prison Should Be Closed (ABC News) "Secretary-General [of the United Nations] Kofi Annan on Thursday said the United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Bay for terror suspects as soon as possible, backing a key conclusion of a U.N.-appointed independent panel." "The [U.N. Human Rights] panel's report, released Wednesday in Geneva and leaked earlier in the week, said the United States must close the detention facility 'without further delay' because it is effectively a torture camp where prisoners have no access to justice." 02-06 -04-20-06 Pentagon Releases Names of Guantanamo Detainees (TimesOnline) Provides a list of "many of the detainees who have been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in eastern Cuba. The list includes the names and citizenship of all detainees who passed through the Combatant Status Review Tribunal process in 2004 and 2005." 04-06 -05-11-06 Lawmakers: Revised Army Manual Violates Ban on Torture (LATimes.com) "The Pentagon has been forced to delay the release of its updated Army Field Manual on interrogation because of congressional opposition to several provisions, including one that would allow tougher techniques for unlawful combatants than for traditional prisoners of war." 05-06

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