Nobody ever said that Guantanamo Bay detention center was a picnic. But it seems that conditions at the already problematic center — plagued by accusations of torture and other abuses — are becoming even worse, according to Amnesty International:

The group said the facility had “created even harsher and apparently more permanent conditions of extreme isolation and sensory deprivation”.

It said the detainees were reportedly confined to windowless cells for 22 hours a day, only allowed to exercise at night and could go for days without seeing daylight.

Amnesty International is calling for Guantanamo to be closed and for all trials of prisoners to be halted. That’s highly unlikely; pressure from AI doesn’t ever amount to much. But it does make me wonder what will happen when a new administration takes office. Could a Democratic president (god-willing) turn a blind eye to such a heinous situation?

Via / BBC News