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6 Critical Human Rights Concerns Obama Should Address Tonight
[caption id="attachment_68056" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images[/caption] Once more, President Obama will address the nation before the full Congress. Once more, he will lay out his plans for…
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As the mother of a 9/11 victim, I want justice – not Guantanamo
I first learned he was there on the morning of September 11. But it wasn’t until 36 hours later that I learned he had perished. Through the shock and pain…
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Guantanamo’s Poetry: 14 Years Too Many
Can you imagine needing to write? What if you needed to write so badly that’d you use toothpaste instead of a pen, a Styrofoam cup instead of paper, if that’s…
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Guantánamo is entering its fifteenth year. Here are 5 people waiting for President Obama to keep his promise to close it.
On January 11, 2016, the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay will enter its fifteenth year of existence. The “forever prison” is perhaps the most infamous icon of the human rights…
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President Obama’s Last Chance to Close Guantánamo
Today, the Guantánamo Bay detention site entered its 15th year in operation with 104 prisoners remaining behind its walls. In response, Naureen Shah, director of Amnesty International USA's Security and…
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First of 17 Detainees Transferred from Guantánamo
Last month, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter approved the transfer of 17 detainees from the Guantánamo detention site. Today, Khalid al Dhuby and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef became the…
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50 Ways You Changed Lives in 2015
The list below is just a snapshot of some of the many success stories and bits of good news that you made happen in 2015. Thank you for all your…
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President Obama Must End Indefinite Detention, not Relocate It
During his year-end press conference today, President Obama referred to an 'irreducible population’ at Guantánamo and referenced his forthcoming plan to close the detention facility, which reportedly calls for some…
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17 Guantánamo Detainees Reportedly Approved for Transfer
The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter recently notified Congress that he has approved the transfer of 17 Guantánamo Bay detainees. In…
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We Need Your Help Today: Ensure this American Torture Story is Never Repeated
It’s been exactly one year since shocking new details emerged about the CIA’s torture program. After years of investigation, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence published a report – known…
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The Beauty and Ugliness of Guantanamo
Stranger still is being here at Guantanamo as the U.S. reels from attacks in San Bernardino and Paris – attacks that pundits are using to whip the country into a…
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Mustafa al-Hawsawi
Mustafa al-Hawsawi was captured in Pakistan by Pakistani agents in March 2003 and was transferred to the custody of the United States. He was held in secret CIA black sites…
