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EU considering summit statement on Guantanamo

The Austrian EU presidency has promised to file a statement about the EU's concerns about alleged human rights abuses in Guantanamo as part of the final conclusions of today’s gathering of EU leaders.

Several foreign ministers on Thursday called for a common message spelling out the EU's view that detainees at the US base should not be held there without clearly stated accusations.

Washington is hugely criticised in Europe for the way it has been treating terrorist suspects kept ...

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