U.N. rights chief calls for closure of Guantanamo prison

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U.N. rights chief calls for closure of Guantanamo prison

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-rights-boss-calls-closure-guantanamo-prison-140410982.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6lNRGH2Fd52yDzV.q6Mk2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-05T140410Z_1_CBRE934133500_RTROPTP_2_CUBA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A guard walks through a cellblock inside Camp V, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base" align="left" title="A guard walks through a cellblock inside Camp V, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on the United States on Friday to close down the Guantanamo prison camp, saying the indefinite imprisonment of many detainees without charge or trial violated international law. Navi Pillay said the hunger strike being staged by some inmates at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in southeastern Cuba was a &quot;desperate act&quot; but &quot;scarcely surprising&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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