More than 250 medical experts from seven countries - the UK, the US, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Italy and the Netherlands - have signed a letter condemning the US for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
The experts said physicians at the prison had to respect inmates' right to refuse treatment. They said the World Medical Association - a world body representing physicians, including those in the US - specifically prohibited force-feeding. The American Medical Association, a member of the world group, should instigate disciplinary proceedings against any members known to have violated the code, they added.
Some 500 terror suspects are being held without trial at Guantanamo Bay.
Human rights groups and the UN have urged the US to close down the facility.
BBC
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