Guantanamo
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 12:01AM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Media Event, Third Street Promenade



(Right to Left) Actor Martin Sheen , Actor Mark Ruffalo  and Academy Award-winning director Paul Haggis, sit in a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica at the Third Street Promenade on Thursday, September 18, 2008 during Los Angeles–Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) press conference calling on the Bush administration to shut down Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. The cell is a replica of a Camp 5 cell. It brings to life the harsh realities of illegal detention to concerned citizens and highlights the human rights violations that Guantanamo symbolizes. The cell includes a steel toilet, florescent lights and a sliding metal door. Detainees reported being held in isolation in similar cells for as long as 23 hours daily. The Guantanamo prison cell replica will be at the Third Street Promenade through Saturday, Sept. 20.

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