GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs»

China denounced the abuses, violations of human rights and arbitrariness against those held in prisons opened by the United States in different parts of the world such as Guantánamo, a Cuban territory.»

China today described the existence of the prison at the Guantanamo naval base as a stain on the U.S. commitment to the protection of the rule of law, for the abuses committed against prisoners»

Through the lens of German filmmaker Andreas Dresen, the Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, screened Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, a docu-drama about about the experiences of prisoner Murat Kurnaz, imprisoned at the US base from 2002 to 2006, as one of the injustices committed at the Guantanamo naval base, a Cuban territory illegally occupied by the United States.»

The event is being attended by experts, military and members of pacifist movements from more than 30 nations»

The administration of President Barack Obama will carry out efforts this week to persuade Congress and gain support for his plan to close the prison before leaving office»

U.S. activists continue their protests on Sunday to demand that the Obama administration close the former School of the Americas, and withdraw the Pentagon’s military bases in Latin America and the world.»