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 [...]
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Mohammed Odaini cleared for release from Guantánamo
Posted in Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged Saeed Mohammed Saleh Hatim, Mohammed Odaini on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
AI’s response to Uighur detainees transferred to Bermuda
Posted in AI press release, China, Counter Terror with Justice, Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged Uighurs on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International 15 June 2009 AI Index: AMR 51/076/2009 USA: Human rights must transcend party politics On 11 June 2009 four Uighur detainees held without charge or trial in the US Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba since 2002 were transferred to Bermuda. Their transfer came more than eight months after a US federal [...]
Palau’s offer to accept Guantánamo detainees would not excuse USA
Posted in AI press release, China, Counter Terror with Justice, Guantanamo Bay, USA, tagged Uighurs on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 10 June 2009 Guantánamo: Palau’s offer to accept detainees would not excuse USA Reports that the government of Palau has offered to temporarily accept up to 17 Guantánamo detainees leave many questions unanswered and even if the offer is taken up it would not relieve the US authorities of their responsibility [...]
Further Update on Urgent Action – Guantanamo / Uighurs (USA)
Posted in China, Counter Terror with Justice, Guantanamo Bay, USA, Urgent Action, tagged Uighurs on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
08 May 2009 Further information on UA 278/08 (08 October 2008) and updates (12 November 2008; 26 January 2009; 19 February 2009) – Legal concern USA – 17 Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo Seven months after a federal judge ruled their detention unlawful and ordered their immediate release into the USA, 17 Uighurs remain in [...]
