32 | Towards the Closure of Guantanamo 49. 50. Also, on October 29, 2010, the Commission held a hearing on the admissibility of Petition 900-08 presented on behalf of Ameziane in which it received allegations from the petitioners and the State. 30 On March 13, 2013, the IACHR held a hearing on the request for a precautionary measure presented on behalf of Omar Khadr, which was later granted (See PM 8-06 supra). 31 The three most recent hearings on Guantanamo were held on March 12, 2013, October 28, 2013, and March 16, 2015. 32 The Inter-American Commission received information on the latest developments regarding the human rights situation of the detainees in Guantanamo, in particular with respect to the obstacles to the transfer of detainees, the hunger strike that started in February 2013 as a measure to protest the indefinite detention, the forced feedings, the increased segregation and isolation of detainees, and the use of classification laws by the U.S. Government to restrict investigation of and redress for acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. E. Individual petition system 51. The Inter-American Commission has also addressed the human rights situation in Guantanamo through the individual case system, which is used by victims and civil society in the Americas to hold governments accountable for human rights violations. 52. 53. 30 31 32 In 2012 the IACHR declared admissible the case of Djamel Ameziane, an Algerian national who was detained in Guantanamo without charge since 2002 and who had been cleared for release in 2008. The petitioners alleged that Ameziane was tortured at Guantanamo and that the legality of his detention had not been determined by a competent court. They further claimed that Ameziane was at risk of being transferred to Algeria, where he feared persecution. Despite the petitioners’ concerns and the IACHR’s request to the State, Ameziane was forcibly repatriated to Algeria on December 5, 2013, in violation of the principle IACHR’s hearing, Petition 900-08, Djamel Ameziane, United States, 140 Period of Sessions, October 29, 2010. Available at: http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/pdl/decisions/Guantanamo.asp#Audiencias IACHR’s hearing, Precautionary Measure 8/06, Omar Khadr, United States, 124 Period of Sessions of the IACHR, March 13, 2006. Available at: http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/pdl/decisions/Guantanamo.asp#Audiencias IACHR’s hearing, Situation of the detainees in Guantanamo, 147 Period of Sessions, Human Rights Situation of Detainees at Guantanamo Naval Base, United States, 149 Period of Sessions, and Human Rights Situation of Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Guantanamo Naval Base, United States, 154 Period of Sessions. Available at: http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/pdl/decisions/Guantanamo.asp#Audiencias Organization of American States | OAS