from Witness Against Torture Today, people in over 40 cities across seven countries will take to the streets calling on President Obama to make good on his commitment to close Guantanamo. One year ago on May 23rd, President Obama once again promised to close the detention facility in a speech at the National Defense University. One year later, … Continue reading TAKE ACTION: Three things you can do today to help close Guantanamo
TAKE ACTION: May 23rd is Global Day of Action to Close Guantanamo
from Witness Against Torture On May 23rd of last year, President Obama again promised to close the detention facility at Guantánamo. His pledge came in response to the mass hunger strike by men protesting their indefinite detention and to the renewed, global condemnation of the prison. One year later, far too little has changed: few detained … Continue reading TAKE ACTION: May 23rd is Global Day of Action to Close Guantanamo