Mexico pledged Tuesday to support Cuba's draft resolution calling for an inquiry into Guantanamo if it is put to the vote at the UN Human Rights Commission.

Patricia Olamendi, undersecretary for global issues and human rights at the Mexican Foreign Ministry, said, "Our vote will be in the sense that we are demanding respect for human rights in the fight against terror."

"We support and will support the position that any person detained is subjected to a fair trial," the official said in a teleconference from Geneva, headquarters of the UN Human Rights Commission.

Cuba submitted a draft resolution last week against the United States for its holding of more than 600 detainees in the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba without any legal process.

The resolution calls for a UN investigation into the Guantanamo case and is due to be voted on in the commission on Thursday.

Cuba's draft resolution came as a counterattack to a US-backed resolution condemning lack of human rights in Cuba.

On April 15, the 53-member UN body passed a Honduran-sponsored resolution criticizing Cuba for its human rights violation. The resolution was narrowly approved by 22-21 votes, with 10 abstentions.

Source: Xinhua