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The Road to Guantanamo. A documentary: See behind the veil.

On December 10, 1948, The General assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the full text appears in the following pages if you follow the link below. Following this historic act, the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." H..p://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ Article 5. No one shall e subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 6. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7. All are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection without any discrimination. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Article8. Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fund