Bradley Manning is UK citizen and needs protection, government told

Amnesty's UK director, Kate Allen, said: "His Welsh parentage means the UK government should demand his 'maximum custody' status does not impair his ability to defend himself, and we would also like to see Foreign Office officials visiting him just as they would any other British person detained overseas and potentially facing trial on very serious charges."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/01/bradley-manning-uk-citizen