The tribunal system established to try suspected terrorists at the U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay does not seem to meet international requirements for a fair trial, a U.N. expert said.
Martin Scheinin, a human rights and terrorism expert, told the U.N. General Assembly a visit last year to the detention facility confirmed his concerns about the military tribunal system.
“I find it highly unlikely that they would be able to provide a trial that meets the standards of international human rights law concerning the right to a fair trial,” he said.
