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February 12, 2014

Appeals Court Rejects Halt to Guantánamo Force-Feeding, Allows Challenges to Prison Conditions 
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A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by hunger-striking
Guantánamo Bay prisoners to stop the government from subjecting them to
force-feeding. Human rights groups say the practice amounts to torture,
but the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said any injunction against
force-feeding could lead to a prisoner's death. In a defeat for the
White House, the judges also ruled federal courts can oversee complaints
about prison conditions for Guantánamo prisoners. The decision could
lead to new challenges from Guantánamo's 155 remaining inmates.

 

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