Congress is trying to keep Guantanamo open. The House has already passed a legislation (National Defense Authorization Act of 2012) containing provisions that would further entrench indefinite detention and unfair military commissions in US law and practice — and keep Guantanamo open, indefinitely. The Senate will be voting very soon, probably the second week of [...]
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Take action to close Guantanamo
Posted in Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged online action on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
United States’ U-turn on trial forum for 9/11 suspects betrays human rights
Posted in AI press release, Guantanamo Bay, USA on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 05 April 2011 USA: U-turn on trial forum for 9/11 suspects betrays human rights US Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees held at the US Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay in Cuba and accused in connection with the attacks in the USA on [...]
The Response film and dialogue
Posted in Events, Group 48, Guantanamo Bay, tagged City of Portland on August 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The City of Portland Office of Human Relations has a monthly event called Human Rights Film and Dialogue Series that is held on the 4th Wednesday of each month. AIUSA Group 48 will be a partner for the event in September to showcase The Response — a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of [...]
Mohammed Odaini cleared for release from Guantánamo
Posted in Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged Mohammed Odaini, Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From age 18 to 26, Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Odaini has been detained at Guantánamo without charge or trial. But about a week ago, the Obama administration finally said that it would release him back to his home country of Yemen! For years, Amnesty International supporters have taken action for Odaini – writing countless letters and [...]
Zip code change for Guantanamo
Posted in AI press release, Counter Terror with Justice, Guantanamo Bay on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA PRESS RELEASE December 15, 2009 Amnesty International Says President Obama Just Changed the Zip Code for Guantanamo Human rights organization concerned about the fate of detainees who continue to be held without charge (Washington) – Tom Parker, Amnesty International USA policy director for (counter) terrorism and human rights, issued the following statement [...]
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