Ghulam Fatima, 27, is calling for the release of her husband Iftikhar Ahmed from Bagram prison outside Kabul, Afghanistan. Fakhar Ur Rehman / NBC News
Bagram Prison: Another Guantanamo In The Making? -- NBC
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan –The Bagram prison in Afghanistan is at risk of becoming the next Guantanamo Bay detention facility with some inmates being held without basic legal rights, a Pakistani human rights law firm said Wednesday.
“The majority of these detainees are Pakistani citizens; some were cleared for release in 2010 yet remain trapped in indefinite detention,” Justice Project Pakistan, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services for poor prisoners, said in a report.
“Pakistani detainees are losing hope. This raises the worrying specter of another Guantanamo Bay on Afghan soil,” it said.
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Update: ‘The Other Guantanamo’ - Indefinite detention at Bagram Air Force Base -- RT
My Comment: I suspect that these detainees are going to be in prison for a very long time .... especially the high risk detainees.
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