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100 DAYS to CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO and END TORTURE!
With Barack Obama taking office, we have a historic opportunity to reverse the disastrous policies of the last eight years. Witness Against Torture announces a new chapter in the campaign to close the U.S. prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, end torture & indefinite detention, and stop extraordinary rendition by the U.S. Government. The 100 Days Campaign brings together a coalition of groups and individuals who will take part in demonstrations, educate Congress and the public, and engage in nonviolent direct action. Visit 100DaysCampaign.org for details.
Government Appeal of Judge Urbina’s Order to Release 17 Uighur Detainees
November 24, 2008
Oral arguments were heard today in the government’s appeal of Judge Urbina’s decision on October 7 that the 17 Uighur men detained at Guantanamo should be released into the U.S. The three-judge panel questioned both the government’s attorney, Solicitor General Gregory Garre, and the Uighur’s attorney, Sabin Willet, in a packed courtroom. After nearly 2 hours the court recessed pending a closed session with the attorneys.
Witness Against Torture Applauds Decision on Guantanamo Detainees
October 7, 2008 - In a courtroom packed with anti-torture activists and members of the Uighur community, U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina struck a landmark blow against the Bush administration and its policy of indefinite detention at Guantanamo in Washington, DC today.
Our Prisoner of Guantanamo
From the Syracuse New Times, September 10, 2008
You better watch what you wear at the New York State Fair. Those obscene T-shirts and skimpy shorts may be fine, but don’t you dare show up in a hood and a jumpsuit reminiscent of the prison garb from Guantanamo Bay. Syracuse activist Ed Kinane spent a week as a prisoner in the Justice Center in downtown Syracuse. He was accused of criminal trespass after silently demonstrating at the New York State Fair by walking around dressed in an orange jumpsuit designed to mimic those worn by detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the prison he has for years campaigned to close.
Pittsburgh Against Torture Vigil
Members of Pittsburgh Against Torture march silently through Downtown Pittsburgh as part of the United Nation's International Day of support of torture victims.
Supreme Court: A Victory for Justice, A Call to Further Action
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE RIGHTS OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
A VICTORY FOR JUSTICE – A CALL TO FURTHER ACTION
Press Release: June 13, 2008
With yesterday’s Supreme Court’s decision, there is now an unequivocal mandate from the highest judicial body in the United Sates to close the detention center at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and bring cases of the detainees into the Federal Justice system.