all "places of detention" of the member states of the Council of Europe. Negotiations with KFOR were underway but were suspended since Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was not recognised by the Council of Europe. The United States Army had been criticised for using the base as a detention facility housing detainees who were suspected of terrorism. In November 2005, Álvaro Gil-Robles, the human rights envoy of the Council of Europe, described the camp as a "smaller version of Guantanamo" following a visit. The US Army denied the accusation and stated that there were no secret detention facilities in the Camp. Gallery See also List of United States military bases International recognition of Kosovo References Notes External links GlobalSecurity.org - Camp Bondsteel profile Guardian Online: Multi-National Task Force East (MNTF-E) Report on Council of Europe's criticism satellite photo from google maps 1999 establishments in Kosovo Military camps in Kosovo Ferizaj Kosovo War Military installations established in 1999 Military installations of the United States in Kosovo Bondsteel, Camp