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DOS Memo re: Potential Guantanamo Detainee Case at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Feb. 25, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3621
State Department memo discussing a recent petition filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) against the U.S.. The CCR's petition alleges that the U.S. government's treatment of Guantanamo detainees was in contravention of international law. Memo mentions that the Commission’s findings are not legally binding, but can prove politically embarrassing.
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