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US Remains Among Countries Abusing Human Rights by Keeping Guantanamo Open

© REUTERS / Brennan Linsley/Pool/FilesIn this 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, an American flag fluttering in the wind is pictured through a broken window from inside an airplane hangar used for media activities at Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, July 16, 2009
In this 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, an American flag fluttering in the wind is pictured through a broken window from inside an airplane hangar used for media activities at Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, July 16, 2009 - Sputnik International
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Director of Amnesty International USA's Security and Human Rights Programme, Naureen Shah, said that Congress’ foot-dragging on closing the Guantanamo Bay prison was set to relegate the country to the ranks of nations that "consistently disregard internationally agreed standards of justice and human rights."

A US flag flies in this April 24 2007 file photo at Camp V inside Camp Delta at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Keeping the Guantanamo Bay prison open aligns the United States with countries that systematically violate human rights, a watchdog said in a press release on Monday.

"Instead of identifying effective and legal measures to prevent attacks, members of Congress are busy playing politics with the lives of dozens of men who could die behind bars without ever facing a trial," the director of Amnesty International USA's Security and Human Rights Programme, Naureen Shah, was quoted as saying in a press release.

Amnesty International said that Congress’ foot-dragging on closing the prison was set to relegate the country to the ranks of nations that "consistently disregard internationally agreed standards of justice and human rights."

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The watchdog called on US President Barack Obama to "end, not relocate, indefinite detention without charge."

At present, the Guantanamo Bay prison still has some 100 detainees.

Since taking up office, Obama has repeatedly vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, known for alleged tortures and other forms of mistreatment, but the prison remains open.

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