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Aug 08, 2013

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it does not condone, incite or support cruel and inhumane treatment of people and that it is working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in processing asylum seekers. In a lengthy statement, the Perry Christie government said it wanted to clarify events relating to the detained Cuban nationals in the country as well as “explain the way forward”. It said that the work with the UNCHR is being undertaken in accordance with United Nations treaties, customary international law, and the laws of the Bahamas.

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