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DOS Cable re: United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson's Concerns of Guantanamo Prisoners
Jan. 24, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4252
State Department cable concerning UNCHR Robinson's comments that the Guantanamo detainees should be brought before a court or tribunal for adjudication. She said that there has been a curtailment of human rights since the September 11, 2001 attacks and that it is important "at time of difficulty that human rights and international humanitarian standards should be observed." The Irish Prime Minister and Irish press echoed this position.