Detainees 'deprived of Daylight'

Two men in a Yemeni prison were held at a US secret detention centre in solitary confinement for more than one and a half years without seeing daylight, according to Amnesty International.

Salah Nasser Salim 'Ali, and Muhammad Faraj Ahmed Bashmilah say they were flown to unknown underground jails in 2003 where they were held by US guards for more than 18 months without charge.

They were mostly shackled and handcuffed, and could not communicate with their families, lawyers, or humanitarian organisations.

In May 2005, the men were transferred to Yemen, where they remain in prison. According to Amnesty, Yemeni officials said they were being held at the request of the US.