Russia urges Gitmo closure during Obamas term Russia says the notorious US-run Guantanamo prison must be shut down while US President Barack Obama is still in office. “Our visit to Guantanamo has convinced us all over again that this so-called prison must be shut down at the earliest possible time,” Russian Foreign Ministrys Commissioner for Human Rights Konstantin Dolgov said at a press conference in Moscow on Monday. Dolgov also added that fundamental human rights are being gravely violated at the facility. “It is an installation where fundamental human rights are brazenly violated.” The 155 inmates currently imprisoned in Guantanamo are being deprived of basic human rights, he noted. Referring to the inhumane conditions in the prison, he said, “We have a resolute desire to shut this prison down before President Obama leaves office,” emphasizing that the US authorities should “double efforts” to make this come true. “We will continue our contacts with the US administration on that issue,” Dolgov promised. On January 17, a delegation of high-ranking Russian officials visited the prison and talked to Ravil Mingazov, the only Russian citizen held at the facility. Most of the Guantanamo prisoners have been held in the prison, which was established in 2002, without charge or trial for more than a decade. Prisoners began a hunger strike February last year to protest against the harsh conditions of their incarceration. In the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama promised to close the prison, but never followed through on the pledge. MSM/AS presstv.ir/detail/2014/01/28/348075/russia-urges-us-to-close-guantanamo/
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