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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

ICRC: Guantanamo Inmates Showing Signs of 'Accelerated Aging'

Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay US detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated aging", a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.

"We're calling on the US administration and Congress to work together to find adequate and sustainable solutions to address these issues," said Patrick Hamilton, the ICRC's head of delegation for the United States and Canada.

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