TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 CHAPTER 1 | INTRODUCTION A. Background 15 B. Methodology 16 C. 17 Structure of the report D. Preparation and approval of the report CHAPTER 2 | EVOLUTION OF THE IACHR INITIATIVES ON GUANTANAMO 15 19 A. The IACHR’s mandate 23 B. Precautionary measures 25 C. Resolutions 29 D. Public hearings 31 E. Individual petition system 32 F. Requests to visit the detention facility 33 23 G. Press releases 34 H. Expert meeting 35 CHAPTER 3 | CONDITIONS OF DETENTION 39 A. Right to personal liberty and indefinite detention 1. 2. The legal status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay The right to personal liberty in the context of non-international armed conflicts 41 Torture Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Hunger strikes and forced feedings 51 58 64 B. Right to personal integrity 1. 2. 3. 39 45 50