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Day 1: Fast and Vigil for Justice
Today, January 11, 2010, around 100 of us gathered at the White House, many wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods. After a street theater performance, we heard from a few speakers as people held a large “Close Guantanamo” banner as a backdrop. more...
8 years later, Guantanamo still angers activists [NST]
WASHINGTON: Human rights groups and former inmates took to the streets in Washington Monday to protest Guantanamo Bay, still open and occupied eight years after it housed its first 21 prisoners. more...
Former Detainees Boumediene and Deghayes Address President Obama on Guantánamo Anniversary
January 11, 2010, Washington, D.C. – To mark the beginning of the ninth year of detention without charge or trial at Guantánamo today, activists and lawyers of detained men held a rally, a march, and a public briefing to outline current issues related to President Obama’s Guantanamo, demand that the president make good on his pledge to close the prison, and declare their opposition to any plan for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the U.S. more...
Today: Human Rights Activists, Guantanamo Lawyers to Rally at White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight years ago today, the Guantanamo prison opened for “war on terror” detainees. Today, activists and Guantanamo lawyers mark the anniversary by demanding that President Obama make good on his pledge to close the prison as first step towards restoring the rule of law. more...
Human Rights Activists and Detainee Lawyers to Hold March, Rally and Briefing on 8th Guantanamo Anniversary
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight years ago next Monday, the Guantanamo prison opened for "war on terror" detainees. On January 11, activists and Guantanamo lawyers will mark the anniversary by demanding that President Obama make good on his pledge to close the prison as first step towards restoring the rule of law. Further, the group opposes any plan for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the U.S. and denounces the White House's expansion of Bush-style detention in Afghanistan. more...