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.

Lawyer For Prisoners At Guantanamo Barred From Testifying At Trial For Anti-Torture Activists

Washington, DC, May 29, 2008 - Today, Judge Wendell Gardner refused to hear testimony from Guantanamo attorney, Thomas Wilner, in the trial of 34 Americans arrested while acting on behalf of Guantanamo detainees at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2008. Judge Gardner ruled that Wilner’s testimony was unnecessary” and “not relevant” to make a determination.

Anti-Torture Activists Convicted

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2008 - Thirty-four Americans arrested at the Supreme Court on January 11, 2008 were found guilty after a three-day trial which began on Tuesday, May 27th in D.C. Superior Court. The defendants represented themselves, mounting a spirited defense of their First Amendment rights to protest the gross injustice of abuse and indefinite detention of men at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay.

PRESS RELEASE: Guantánamo Detainess To Get Their Day In Court

WITNESS AGAINST TORTURE
For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Frida Berrigan, (347) 683-4928; frida.berrigan@gmail.com

GUANTÁNAMO DETAINESS TO GET THEIR DAY IN COURT

PRESS RELEASE: Over 80 Arrested in Guantánamo Protests at Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2008

DIRECT ACTION TODAY DEMANDED SHUT-DOWN OF GUANTANAMO AND AN END TO TORTURE AND INDEFINITE DETENTION

WASHINGTON, DC – Early this afternoon, over 80 activists organized by Witness Against Torture delivered a message to the U.S. Supreme Court demanding the shut-down of the U.S. prison at Guantánamo and justice for those detained there. 35 activists were arrested inside the Court building and another 35 on the steps. The arrests followed a solemn march from the National Mall of 400 persons that included a procession of activists dressed like the Guantánamo prisoners in orange jumpsuits and black hoods – part of an International Day of Action that was endorsed by over 100 groups and that included 83 events around the world.

Former Guantanamo Detainees Deliver Letter to 10 Downing Street

PRESS RELEASE

09 January 2008

Former Guantanamo Detainees Deliver Letter to 10 Downing Street
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