"Taking a clear position on the violation of human rights committed in the name of the ‘war against terror’": this is what Amnesty International asks of the European Union, on the occasion of the summit with the USA planned for today in Brdo, Slovenia. After finally asking in June 2006 for the closing of Guantánamo points out Amnesty , "the EU offered no effective solutions to help put an end to that illegal detention system". According to the human rights association, "currently, one quarter of the about 280 convicts who are still in Guantánamo have been authorised to be released. These people have never been charged with any crime by the US authorities. However, since they cannot go back to their countries because they would risk being tortured, they remain detained for an indefinite time, in breach of the international human rights regulations". The EU should be involved alongside the USA in looking for a solution to put an end to Guantánamo and to the defeat of the constitutional law that that detention centre stands for stated Nicolas Beger, director of the EU Amnesty Office -. What better occasion than the summit which will be personally attended by president Bush?”. ” “
