Guantanamo bay is still operational "As of May 2024, of the 779 people detained there since January 2002 when the military prison first opened after the September 11 attacks, 740 had been transferred elsewhere, 30 remained there, and nine had died while in custody."
‘Happening again’: Guantanamo victims say Israel using ‘US-style’ torture
When former Guantanamo detainee Asadullah Haroon looks at pictures of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the memories of his own abuse and torture in US detention centres come flooding back.
“This is the worst form of oppression,” he says. “When you are labelled as a terrorist you cannot defend yourself in any way. Without a doubt it’s the same process. They are torturing the people in the same way. I think the Americans have made this and the Israelis are implementing it.”
Haroon, who won his case against the US government for illegal imprisonment in 2021, was held without charge in the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba for 16 years following his arrest in 2007. He says Palestinians held in Israeli prisons now are enduring similar treatment to that he experienced.
Cuba joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ
Cuba has decided to join South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Israel’s alleged genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Cuban Foreign Ministry has announced in a statement.
The ministry said Cuba wants to “contribute as much as possible … to put an end to the genocide committed against the Palestinian people”.
“Israel, with total impunity, protected by the complicity of the US government, ignores its obligations as an Occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention,” the ministry said.
“Genocide, apartheid, forced displacement and collective punishment have no place in today’s world, nor can they be tolerated by the international community. Justice and respect for the UN Charter and international law must prevail,” it added.
Countries including Chile and Spain have also joined South Africa in its case against Israel for alleged genocide in its war on the Palestinian people in Gaza.
#Cuba ha decidido participar como Tercer Estado en demanda de Sudáfrica contra Israel ante la @CIJ_ICJ y argumentará al principal órgano judicial de @ONU_es la transgresión de la Convención sobre el Genocidio.
Hay que poner fin a la masacre contra el pueblo de #Palestina. https://t.co/PCbeoy9Oiy
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) June 21, 2024
Translation: #Cuba has decided to participate as a Third State in South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel before the @CIJ_ICJ and will argue the transgression of the Genocide Convention to the main judicial body of @ONU_es. We must put an end to the massacre against the people of #Palestine.
