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The '''Guantánamo Bay detention camp''' (Spanish: ''Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo'') is a [[United States of America|U.S.]]-owned prison camp in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] that currently holds 39 prisoners.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=NYT: First declassified photos of Guantanamo Bay released|date=2022-06-15|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/15/nyt-first-declassified-photos-of-guantanamo-bay-released/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615223831/https://mronline.org/2022/06/15/nyt-first-declassified-photos-of-guantanamo-bay-released/|archive-date=2022-06-15|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> Prisoners are tortured with sleep deprivation, freezing water, and intense light and sound.<ref>{{News citation|author=Raúl Antonio Capote|newspaper=Granma English|title=There is one place in Cuba where torture occurs|date=2021-11-08|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2021-11-08/there-is-one-place-in-cuba-where-torture-occurs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202194348/https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2021-11-08/there-is-one-place-in-cuba-where-torture-occurs|archive-date=2022-02-02|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> | The '''Guantánamo Bay detention camp''' (Spanish: ''Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo'') is a [[United States of America|U.S.]]-owned prison camp in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] that currently holds 39 prisoners.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=NYT: First declassified photos of Guantanamo Bay released|date=2022-06-15|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/15/nyt-first-declassified-photos-of-guantanamo-bay-released/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615223831/https://mronline.org/2022/06/15/nyt-first-declassified-photos-of-guantanamo-bay-released/|archive-date=2022-06-15|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> Up to 780 people from dozens of countries, including boys as young as 13, have been imprisoned in the camp.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=[[Gloria La Riva]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=20 years of U.S. crimes against humanity in Guantánamo|date=2022-01-13|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/20-years-of-u-s-crimes-against-humanity-in-guantanamo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412175101/https://www.liberationnews.org/20-years-of-u-s-crimes-against-humanity-in-guantanamo/|archive-date=2022-04-12|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> | ||
== History == | |||
Cuba was colonized by the United States beginning in 1898 after the [[Spanish–American War]]. Cuba was given independence in 1902 but Guantánamo stayed under U.S. control. It was originally used to store coal, which U.S. warships used for fuel at the time. The prison camp was established on 11 January 2002, when the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] brought its first 20 prisoners to Cuba.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Torture == | |||
Prisoners are often tortured with sleep deprivation, freezing water, and intense light and sound.<ref>{{News citation|author=Raúl Antonio Capote|newspaper=Granma English|title=There is one place in Cuba where torture occurs|date=2021-11-08|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2021-11-08/there-is-one-place-in-cuba-where-torture-occurs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202194348/https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2021-11-08/there-is-one-place-in-cuba-where-torture-occurs|archive-date=2022-02-02|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> One prisoner was waterboarded 183 times.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Cuba]] | [[Category:Cuba]] | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 19 June 2022
The Guantánamo Bay detention camp (Spanish: Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a U.S.-owned prison camp in Cuba that currently holds 39 prisoners.[1] Up to 780 people from dozens of countries, including boys as young as 13, have been imprisoned in the camp.[2]
History
Cuba was colonized by the United States beginning in 1898 after the Spanish–American War. Cuba was given independence in 1902 but Guantánamo stayed under U.S. control. It was originally used to store coal, which U.S. warships used for fuel at the time. The prison camp was established on 11 January 2002, when the CIA brought its first 20 prisoners to Cuba.[2]
Torture
Prisoners are often tortured with sleep deprivation, freezing water, and intense light and sound.[3] One prisoner was waterboarded 183 times.[2]
References
- ↑ "NYT: First declassified photos of Guantanamo Bay released" (2022-06-15). Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gloria La Riva (2022-01-13). "20 years of U.S. crimes against humanity in Guantánamo" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Raúl Antonio Capote (2021-11-08). "There is one place in Cuba where torture occurs" Granma English. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-06-19.