Force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has been the U.S. military’s way to prevent deaths among hunger striking prisoners. Detainees, however, have filed a lawsuit with federal courts demanding that authorities stop the practice. “I do not want to be force-fed. I don’t want to die either, but this is a living death here in Guantanamo,” said
Hunger-Striking Gitmo Inmates Pose Legal Challenge To Being Force-Fed During Ramadan
Of the 166 prisoners in the facility, 106 are on hunger strike for being indefinitely detained without charge, trial or release.