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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9933

2 July 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/council of europe
Hammarberg calls on European governments to help with closure of Guantanamo

Brussels, 01/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - EU member states must overcome their security fears and take in innocent detainees still being held in the US Guantanamo Prison Camp, in the south-east of Cuba, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg has said. “Those 'cleared' detainees who cannot be repatriated and have no wish to stay in the US should be offered an alternative. This is where European governments could make a very important contribution - which might be crucial...

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