UN experts join international calls for Guantanamo's closure

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on judicial independence has joined human rights experts in signing an open letter calling for the Guantanamo Bay military prison to be closed by the United States. It comes as U-S President Barack Obama renewed his call for the closure of the facility during his final State of the Union address.

Protesters outside the White House call for the closure of Guantanamo Bay military prison. Source: AAP