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Concerning the detention of any Guantánamo detainee, to promptly abolish and
immediately terminate the use of solitary confinement to punish breaches of discipline, to
extract information or a confession, and in respect of detainees with mental health issues;
to immediately terminate the use of prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement for any
purpose. Solitary confinement should be used only in very exceptional circumstances, as a
last resort, for as short a time as possible. Safeguards should be put in place to ensure that
solitary confinement is immediately interrupted where it results in severe pain or suffering.
Human contact between detainees should be increased and maximized to the extent
possible for detainees held in segregated cells, in particular in Camp 7. Alternative
disciplinary sanctions to avoid the use of solitary confinement should be developed;
To strictly limit the use of restraints during the transportation of Guantánamo detainees,
including within the detention facility, to what is necessary and proportionate;
To abandon the policy of force-feeding mentally competent detainees who do not wish to
be force-fed, irrespective of whether their life is in danger. Alternatives solutions should be
sought, and detainees’ grievances should be discussed with them in good faith;
To publicly disclose the videotape recordings of Dhiab’s forcible cell extractions and
subsequent force-feedings.
On the right to freedom of religion or belief
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To allow for detainees’ free exercise of religion or belief to the maximum extent possible,
insofar as it remains compatible with necessary and proportionate security restrictions;
To provide all Guantánamo detainees with unhindered access to a qualified representative
of the Muslim faith;
To ensure that all official personnel do not engage in conduct that offends the religious
beliefs or practices of detainees;
To ensure that detainees have access to religious items, including the Koran, and that these
religious items are handled in a respectful manner by official personnel;
To review the practice of segregated prayer in Camps 5 and 7 so as to ensure that the
grounds for any interference with the freedom to manifest one’s religion are fully met and,
if they are not met, to amend this practice accordingly.
On the right to health and obligation to secure medical attention
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Concerning the detention of any Guantánamo detainee, to ensure that timely and
appropriate medical, psychological and dental care is provided;
To ensure that only medical personnel are involved in decisions regarding the medical care
of detainees;
To ensure that detainees suffering from mental health issues are not treated as noncompliant detainees or held in solitary confinement in punitive conditions;
To ensure that detainees’ medical records are complete and accurate; to allow detainees
and their attorney(s) direct access to the detainees’ complete medical records;
To ensure that allegations by detainees and suspicions by official personnel of torture or
ill-treatment are documented and reported to the competent authorities and/or international
bodies; to ensure that medical investigations into allegations of torture or ill-treatment
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