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US: Reprieve report: Down the tubes: The 2013 Hunger Strike at Guantánamo Bay

11 July 2013

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The report finds evidence of heavy-handed tactics being used by the prison authorities in an attempt to break the strike. Detainees report:

- The frequent use of violent procedures known as Forcible Cell Extractions (FCEs) against those who refuse food, resulting in one example in aggravation of old injuries (Abu Wa’el Dhiab)
- The use of unnecessary force during the force-feeding process, resulting in vomiting or bleeding in some cases
- A new regime of invasive genital searches for any detainees wishing to take calls from family or legal counsel, or attend meetings – thought to be aimed at discouraging such calls and therefore restricting the flow of information from the prisoners to the outside world
- The use of solitary confi nement to "prevent them from achieving solidarity," in the words of the Guantánamo authorities’ Standard Operating Procedure

See the full report: Down the tubes: The 2013 Hunger Strike at Guantánamo Bay (pdf)
See also: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) demonstrates Guantanamo force-feeding Standard Operating Procedure (youtube, link)
and see the article Reprieve: When will White House transfer cleared Gitmo prisoners? (CNN, link)

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