A U.S. Naval officer stands on the entrance of the U.S. jail on the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Oct. 22, 2016.

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A U.S. Naval officer stands on the entrance of the U.S. jail on the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Oct. 22, 2016.

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A United Nations investigator who was given unfettered entry to the detention heart on the U.S. naval station in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, reviews prisoners face “ongoing cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment” and says the notorious web site ought to be shuttered.

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and safety of human rights and elementary freedoms whereas countering terrorism, spoke Monday about her new report on the therapy of present and former detainees. She stated she additionally met with the victims of the Sept. 11 terror assaults.

It was the primary official go to of a U.N. professional to Guantánamo, the group stated.

Though Ní Aoláin stated detainees who’ve spent years on the facility proceed to be saddled with truthful trial and due course of violations, she acknowledged that situations on the detention heart had improved lately and praised the Biden administration for its public vows to shut what’s change into referred to as Gitmo.

“The U.S. Government has led by example by being prepared to address the hardest human rights issues,” Ní Aoláin stated in a press release. “I affirm the openness of the technical visit, the spirit of positive constructive dialogue that sustained it, and the singular importance of access to all detention sites affirmed by it.”

The report comes as plea talks for the alleged masterminds behind the 9/11 terror attacks remain stuck in limbo and greater than two years after Biden officers stated they aimed to close Gitmo. Though the administration has transferred several detainees lately, the detention facility stays in operation.

In 2016, President Barack Obama called the prison at Guantánamo Bay “a stain on our broader record” and argued it ought to be closed, however Donald Trump took a unique tack when he turned president, proclaiming as a substitute that he would “load [Guantánamo] up with some bad dudes.”

Thirty males stay detained at Guantánamo, 19 of whom have by no means been charged with a criminal offense, Ní Aoláin stated.

Her extensive report discovered that “near-constant surveillance, forced cell extractions, [and] undue use of restraints” are nonetheless current within the detention facility, in addition to different procedures that violate human rights. She added that many detainees who have been tortured haven’t obtained “independent, holistic, or adequate” rehabilitation.

Ní Aoláin, a professor on the University of Minnesota and the Queen’s University of Belfast’s School of Law, additionally met with repatriated and resettled detainees and stated they lacked fundamental rights and providers, akin to a authorized identification, well being care, schooling, housing, household reunification and the liberty of motion.

Declaring 9/11 a “crime against humanity,” Ní Aoláin famous that the victims and survivors of the assaults have been enduring “devastating long-term consequences” and stated officers ought to do extra to help them.

“While I commend the extensive legislative, social, symbolic, and financial action taken to support 9/11 victims and survivors, more needs to be done to fill significant gaps in realizing their rights to reparation, including comprehensive legislative provision to ensure the long-term security and reliability of compensation and medical entitlements,” she stated.