When discussing Guantanamo Bay, the words “ethical violation” are rarely introduced to the conversation. Recently however, after continued hunger strikes at the detention facility, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) have brought to light the unethical force feeding of detainees on hunger strikes. As of May 2015, 100 of the 166 detainees were said to be on hunger strike as a form of protest against the inhuman conditions and indefinite detention period. Of those 100 on strike, 23 were being force fed. The American Medical Association recently spoke out about this issue, saying that force feeding “violates core ethical values of the medical profession.” In addition, the World Medical Association concluded that force feeding is an inhuman practice
