Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Monday, 21 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 February 2002. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 4 February 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from the International Committee of the Red Cross and other NGOs on the treatment of prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo base and elsewhere.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from the International Committee of the Red Cross and other NGOs on the treatment of prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo base and elsewhere. [29799] Mr. Bradshaw: None. It is standard practice for the International Committee of the Red Cross to report confidentially to the detaining power only. The ICRC have established a presence at Guantanamo Bay and their officials have access to the detainees at any time. They also have access to detainees held by the US authorities in Afghanistan.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 29799; 379 c765-6W;379 c762W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Detainees Armed conflict Human rights Military bases USA Afghanistan Guantanamo Bay International Red Cross
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