134 | Towards the Closure of Guantanamo noted in chapter 5 of this report, there is significant national and international consensus on the need to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. On January 22, 2009, President Barack Obama ordered the closure of the facility within one year. This, however, has proven to be more complex than previously thought. Closing Guantanamo has both a legal and a political dimension. Further, it is not only a matter of emptying a prison but rather of closing it in a responsible manner. Transfers must be carried out in compliance with the non-refoulement principle and trials must be conducted respecting the defendants’ rights to due process and to full judicial guarantees. The contrary would mean shifting the problem without resolving the underlying issue. 329. Based on its analysis in this report, the Commission has developed the following recommendations in order to encourage and support efforts by the United States to properly fulfill its international human rights commitments in the closure of Guantanamo: Conditions of detention 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ensure that detainees are held in accordance with international human rights standards; and that conditions of detention are subject to accessible and effective judicial review. Provide detainees with adequate medical, psychiatric and psychological care that meets their particular health needs with respect for the principles of medical confidentiality, patient autonomy, and informed consent to medical treatment. Ensure that detainees’ right to freedom of conscience and of religion is respected, in particular the right to observe communal prayer, and provide inmates access to a Muslim Chaplain. Declassify all evidence of torture and ill-treatment, and make public the conditions of confinement at Camp 7. Establish an independent monitoring body with participation of civil society to investigate the conditions of confinement at Guantanamo Bay, including Camp 7. Comply with the following recommendations issued by the Committee Against Torture with respect to Guantanamo:399 a. 399 Investigate allegations of detainee abuse, including torture and ill-treatment, appropriately prosecute those responsible, and ensure effective redress for victims; CAT/C/USA/CO/3-5, December 19, 2014. Organization of American States | OAS