Geneva, Feb 4, SPA -- U.N. experts said Friday that suspectedterrorists held for three years by the United States atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, may be subject to "inhuman anddegrading treatment." "Many of the inmates are completing their third year ofvirtually incommunicado detention, without legal assistanceor information as to the expected duration of theirdetention," The Associated Press quoted a joint statement as saying. The experts on arbitrary detention noted that there weresome positive developments at Guantanamo in 2004, includingthe release of a number of inmates. "These developments are, however, insufficient to dispelthe serious concerns," the experts said. U.S. authorities said they were treating the Guantanamoprisoners consistent with the Geneva Conventions, thoughthey say the accords do not apply to the detainees,claiming they are "enemy combatants" as opposed toprisoners of war.--SPA1515 Local Time 1215 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/236723