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Editorial
. 2011 Apr;8(4):e1001028.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001028. Epub 2011 Apr 26.

Medical complicity in torture at Guantánamo Bay: evidence is the first step toward justice

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Editorial

Medical complicity in torture at Guantánamo Bay: evidence is the first step toward justice

The. PLoS Med. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

The PLoS Medicine editors argue that the publication of new evidence of the complicity of medical personnel in torture at Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) should bolster calls for further investigation into the role of doctors at the prison.

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