Juan Antonio Quintanilla, on behalf of the Cuba's representation in Geneva, participated in interactive discussions on topics related to human rights and terrorism, and independence of judges and lawyers, reports Prensa Latina news agency.

The diplomat said on the first point that Cuba regretted the late submission of the report of the body, while taking advantage of the opportunity to question the Special Rapporteur.

He asked the expert about precise information about the closing date of the detention center at the naval base at Guantanamo, a Cuban territory illegally occupied by the United States for over a century.

Quintanilla also asked whether there will be compensation to the victims of the arbitrary detention and torture center at the U.S. Naval Air base whose closure is one of many broken promises of U.S. President Barack Obama.

He also asked on the end to the impunity enjoyed in Europe by the  accomplices of the illegal flights of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, which moved people to be tortured.

Speaking at the chapter on the independence of judges and lawyers, the Cuban diplomat said his country's desire to be included in the analysis of the impact of some factors in the impartial work of courts.

He cited the manipulation of public opinion through the press or the flaw in the determination of the seat of the judicial process, he said.

These factors, together with the conduct of revenge for political reasons the authorities in Washington, are present in the case of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters, unjustly imprisoned in U.S. territory, he said.

Quintanilla stressed that the sending to prison of the five patriots was disqualified by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions of the Council.

After nearly 12 years of unjust imprisonment, the Cuban Five, as they are known internationally, continue to provide the world an example of unwavering strength and faith in justice. Cuba urges the international community to provide the broadest possible support for their early release, he said.

Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero and René González were arrested in 1998 and tried by a Miami court that sentenced for having monitored anti-Cuba terrorist organizations based in Florida.