Liberals Want Louise Arbour, U.N. High Commissioner For Human Rights, To Lead Pa

Yesterday, Arbour's commission released a report strongly condemning the "arbitrary detention" in Guantanamo's prison of about 500 suspected terrorists. The way America captured and continues to keep prisoners violates international law, declares the report, with the U.S. government operating "as judge, prosecutor and defence counsel." Arbour said she saw little alternative to shutting down the prison, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan backed her view, urging the camp be closed "as soon as possible." The commission's 54-page report was prepared by five human rights experts investigating for 18 months. The authors conclude that Guantanamo's detainees should either be released or given a trial outside of the U.S. military tribunal system. http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/02/17/LibsLeader/ [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on February 19, 2006]

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