I chose to read “Human Rights Issues in Guantanamo Bay” written by Daniella Schneider. This article talked about the treatment of the prisoners and the human rights issues that are being debated. It discusses the status of the prisoners and where their rights should be protected. It talks about the articles that of the Convention, such as stripping them of their own clothes and they are humiliated when they first arrive. It says that the prisoners can be denied of certain rights, but it all depends on the case. It seems as if the people held at Guantanamo Bay Prison are treated better than those held at Abu Gharib, but there is still a lot about Guantanamo Bay that we do not know about because it is kept a secret. It seems by the means of this article that they their rights are protected and they are not treated as badly as those who were held at Abu in Iraq. It also raises the question of how the US soldiers will be treated in the future when captured by other forces. The article refers to the Abu prison incident and how the treatment of those prisoners was inhumane and the fact that pictures were released was wrong as well. It talks about how people are starting to wonder about the treatment of the people being held at Guantanamo Bay.
I hope to learn more about the setup and the treatment of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. I hope that I learn more about it so that way I can compare it to Abu Gharib and be able to use some of the information in my paper to back up my statement about whether being in power causes the loss of humanity in that authority figure.
Schneider, Daniella. "Human Rights Issues in Guantanamo Bay." Journal of Criminal
Law 68.5 (2004): 423-439. Academic Search Complete. ebsco. web. 7 Apr. 2011.
I think the point you made about how US soldiers who are captured will be treated worse is right. The enemies will make the US pay for their mistreatment, and that probably means that people who didn't do those acts will be punished for something they didn't do.
ReplyDeleteIt to me seems like a whole circle of corrupt treatment of prisoners. It just doesnt seem right to treat humans, no matter how bad of a crime they committed, this way. If an american did a crime like this, would we treat them the same way or would we just put him on death row because he is AMERICAN? I think has a lot to do with race as well.
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