InBrief

The Law Council has joined forces with fellow peak legal bodies from around the world, representing hundreds of thousands of lawyers, to call for the closure of the United States prison facility at Guantanamo Bay.

The president of the Law Council, Ross Ray QC, said, “David Hicks may no longer be held at Guantanamo Bay, but many others remain imprisoned, including some who were literally children at the time of their arrest, more than five years ago.� Worse still, there is now the very real prospect that, after years in secret detention, up to six detainees will be convicted by the US Military, based on evidence obtained using torture, and put to death.”

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27 February 2008