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July 8, 2013

Guantánamo Defense Attorneys Seek Religious Protection Against Force-Feeding During Ramadan 
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Defense attorneys and Islamic leaders are urging the Obama
administration to suspend the force-feeding of hunger striking
Guantánamo Bay prisoners as the month-long fast of Ramadan begins
today. The U.S. military says it plans to acknowledge Ramadan by only
force-feeding the prisoners at night. In a legal filing, attorneys for
four prisoners with the human rights charity Reprieve urged the U.S.
government to agree to a court-backed decree ensuring the protection of
the prisoners' religious rights.

 

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