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DOS Cable re: European Parliament Session on Guantanamo Detainees

Feb. 8, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4320
State Department cable discussing a European Parliament Plenary Session of Feb. 4-7, 2002. "Reaffirming the European Parliament's solidarity with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and recognizing that the detainees do not fall within the definition of Prisoners of War according to the Geneva Conventions." "The US Authorities are invited to guarantee humane treatement for all detainees... and to guarantee respect for international humanitarian law and human rights norms and principles... there is a call for the revision of the Geneva Convention to ensure that terrorists are covered in situations where there has not been a declaration of war."
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