Guantanamo Bay a US military detention camp is being accused by the UN of facilitating torture and violating international law. The prision camp was opened by the US to hold terror suspects and the camp allegedly tortures and interrogates its detainees which according to the UN violates international laws. The camp has always been known for unfair treatment of its prisoners and has had many accusations of torturing its prisoners for information.
          President Bush recently has proposed a new law on the treatment of dangerous terrorist subjects. The new bill fails to uphold the absolute prohibition on torture of the detainees in the Prison. The new bill also "might permit abuses depending on the circumstances", which means that the new law will allow inhumane acts on prisoners if the US feel that it is nessisary. 
          The US ambassador to the UN criticised the experts for coming to a conlcusion about Guantanamo without any real evidence. Evidence of the treatment of detainees would be hard to come by since the UN panel was denied access to the Prison camp by the US and were not allowed to interview the detainees either. The ambassador says that the experts have misunderstood the new law. The ambassador argues that the US' obligtion to guarantee its citizens civil and political rights does not apply outside its borders. Meaning, outside the borders of the United States they do not have to abide by International Law, allowing the US to treat its detainees how it feels like.
          The UN feels that there are serious Human Rights violations taking place at the camp and also that Bush is not taking any steps to close the Bay