{"id":5180,"date":"2015-05-13T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/?page_id=5180"},"modified":"2020-05-29T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:15:48","slug":"the-guantanamo-nurse-who-refused-to-force-feed-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2015\/05\/13\/the-guantanamo-nurse-who-refused-to-force-feed-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I have come to the decision that I refuse to participate in this criminal act.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"header_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_05_13_PUB-Gitmo-Force-Feed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015_05_13_PUB-Gitmo-Force-Feed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2015_05_13_PUB Gitmo Force Feed\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>In July last year, Reprieve lawyers received information that one military medical professional had refused to carry out force-feedings on the detainees who are participating in the peaceful hunger strike to protest their detention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"header_block\">The nurse decided he could not force-feed Guantanamo detainees, saying \u201cI have come to the decision that I refuse to participate in this criminal act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"header_block\">The US authorities were considering taking action against him, but today have finally dropped their case.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) demonstrates Guantanamo force-feeding Standard Operating Procedure\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4hQ5xz_5to4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It took enormous courage for him to swim against the tide. And as someone who has watched the force-feeding videos, I am certain he did the right thing. If the tapes are ever made public, the American people will watch in horror at what we have asked this man, and many other young servicemen and women, to do.<br \/>\n<strong>Cori Crider, Reprieve Director and attorney for Guantanamo detainees<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Obama administration has argued that the public had no right to see the video tapes of force-feedings, but our lawyers continue to fight in the US courts to ensure that the truth about the abuse of prisoners in Guant\u00e1namo can be seen by the public.<\/p>\n<h2>Reprieve represents 7\u00a0prisoners held in Guant\u00e1namo Bay and provides legal assistance to many more. We led the fight for access to the men held at Guant\u00e1namo, and were one of the very first organisations allowed inside. 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