Closing Guantanamo: Its victims deserve human dignity, not demonisation [Middle East Eye]

The 11 January marks more than two decades since the opening of the Guantanamo Bay prison, where unlawful imprisonment, physical and psychological trauma - and US evasion of accountability - have become the norm. 

The designation of the detainees as 'the worst of the worst' has continued to influence the conversation long after the accusations against the men were abandoned

In recent years, slow progress has been made to release and repatriate detainees. Yet despite the intention of three presidents to close the prison, 35 detainees continue to languish under horrific conditions.

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