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- 37-mile-long coral island
- Located 1,000 miles south of Sri Lanka
- The United States began leasing the island in 1970
- The island is nicknamed "Camp Justice"
- 2007: All-party Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Parliament announced that it would launch an investigation into "black site" claims
- Since 2001 the CIA has been known to transfer prisoners to third countries for interrogationGlobalSecurity.org: Island paradise or torture chamber? (July 2, 2005)
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Reports of a secret CIA prison located on the British territory Diego Garcia has prompted an investigation by British MPs and human rights groups. The prison is believed to be used for extraordinary rendition of suspected terrorist prisoners.Guardian: Claims of secret CIA jail for terror suspects on British island to be investigated
Black Site Prison
Diego Garcia has been rumored as a potential "black site," where operatives conduct interrogations otherwise illegal in the United States or elsewhere. Black site prisons have been criticized for using techniques such as waterboarding to torture detainees into divulging information.The Blotter: CIA Bans Waterboarding in Terror Interrogations (September 14, 2007)-
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