TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ..................................................................................... 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 7
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 33
BACKGROUND TO THE REPORT ....................................................................................... 33
METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 34
SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ........................................................................ 35
APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS .................................................................... 35
PART 1: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE DETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS AT GUANTÁNAMO........ 49
I. Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention ................................................................................ 50
a. International Standards ............................................................................................... 50
b. Domestic Standards .................................................................................................... 58
c. Findings and Analysis ................................................................................................ 60
CIA Rendition, Detention and Interrogation Programme ............................................. 60
Detention at Guantánamo .............................................................................................. 63
Reasons for Detention ................................................................................................... 67
Continued and Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo ..................................................... 67
Judicial Review of Lawfulness of Detention ................................................................. 69
Access to Counsel .......................................................................................................... 73
d. Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 75
II. Conditions of, and Treatment in, Detention .................................................................. 76
A. Prohibition of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment .......................................................................................................................... 76
a. International Standards ............................................................................................... 76
b. Domestic Standards .................................................................................................... 82
c. Findings and Analysis ................................................................................................ 83
Definitions of Torture and Ill-Treatment under US Law .............................................. 83
Scope of the Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment .................................................. 88
Detention and Interrogation Practices in the CIA RDI Programme .............................. 90
Detention and Interrogation Practices at Guantánamo .................................................. 92
Management of Hunger Strikes and Force-Feeding at Guantánamo ............................ 98
Involvement of Medical Staff in the Treatment of Detainees ..................................... 102
Involvement of Other OSCE Participating States in Acts of Torture and Ill-Treatment
..................................................................................................................................... 104
d. Recommendations .................................................................................................... 107
B. Freedom of Religion or Belief ................................................................................... 108
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International Standards ............................................................................................. 108
Domestic Standards .................................................................................................. 109
Findings and Analysis .............................................................................................. 110
Recommendations .................................................................................................... 114
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