The "Black Prison" Abroad in the United States: Stories of Victims (II) Suspect | US Army | United States
In 2002, the US military established a prison in Guantanamo, which does not belong to US territory, to detain so-called suspects arrested by the US military in global anti-terrorism operations after the 9/11 attacks, in order to evade domestic legal constraints in the United States. Guantanamo and other US overseas "black jails" have become lawless places for the United States to trample on human rights.
Afghan Haji Ghalib recalled that he was suddenly arrested by the US military and imprisoned in the basement of the airport in the capital of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. He said, "They tied my hands and repeatedly pressed my head into the bucket filled with water."
A few days later, Galib was taken to Bagram Prison located north of the Afghan capital Kabul. A few months later, he was sent to Guantanamo Prison overseas. There, like everyone else, he was forcibly stripped of his clothes, washed with water by American soldiers, and forced to shave his hair, beard, and eyebrows. Galileo is confined in a narrow space of 1 meter to 1.5 meters, with only two buckets inside, one for toilet use and the other for drinking water.
The US military tortured detainees in Guantanamo, including waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and physical assault. Mohammad Sagir, a Pakistani who was once detained here, said, "They don't let us sleep, pray, or speak. If we try to pray or speak, they will beat us or strangle our necks and make us unconscious."