Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo prison called for the US to show concrete steps towards closing the facility on Tuesday, citing a “humanitarian crisis” at the controversial jail. “The situation is dire,” said lawyer Omar Farah of the Center for Constitutional Rights, who represents a Yemeni detainee, at a meeting…
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