From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): The Biden Administration recently announced that it has transferred Mohammed al-Qahtani out of Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia. Al-Qahtani is severely mentally ill, and in Saudi Arabia he will be able to receive … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Twenty years ago today, the first detainees arrived at the Guantanamo Bay prison. There the U.S. tortured some of them and held most of them in indefinite detention without trial. Today 39 … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/21/historic-victory-us-judge-rules-guantanamo-detainees-imprisonment-illegal “This is a landmark ruling. For 20 years, successive U.S. administrations have asserted their right to imprison people indefinitely, without charge or trial.” BRETT WILKINS October 21, 2021 Two weeks after a review board cleared Guantánamo Bay prisoner Asadullah Haroon … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/08/cia-torture-cover-still-looms-over-911-trials-guantanamo “Make no mistake. Covering up torture is the reason that these men were brought to Guantánamo and the continuing cover-up of torture is the reason that indefinite detention at Guantánamo still exists.” BRETT WILKINS September 8, 2021 … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): President Biden promised to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and his party controls both the House and the Senate. What is needed now is public support to show Congress that the … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): I’m Mansoor Adayfi, otherwise known as “441”– my internment serial number (ISN) at the Guantánamo Bay military prison where I spent over 14 terrible years of my life. I wrote more about my story in … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Now available for streaming, The Mauritanian tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi and his fight for freedom after being detained, tortured, and imprisoned without charge in Guantanamo. Tahar Rahim (Golden Globe nominee), Jodie … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): The military prison at Guantánamo Bay is a glaring, longstanding stain on the human rights record of our country. It’s time for President Biden to take a powerful stand against this symbol of Islamophobia, and … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): 19 years after its opening, 40 men remain imprisoned in the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo is an abhorrent symbol of torture, not to mention a waste of money at an … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): The prison at Guantanamo Bay should have been closed years ago, but you can help close it now. Congress is currently drafting the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and Members … Continued