Tag Archives: GITMO

Reprieve: Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz was released from GITMO, Shaker Aamer wasn’t

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8140 For immediate release: Thurs Oct 29, 2015 Cleared Mauritanian detainee released from Guantanamo Bay Ahmed Ould Abd al-Aziz has been released from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay to his native Mauritania. Aziz, a … Continue reading →

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@POTUS on Guantánamo: It’s time for us to close it.

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

President Obama Holds First Ever Ceremony And Vetoes The NDAA By: Jason Easley Thursday, October 22nd, 2015, 4:18 pm … the third thing is that this legislation specifically impeded our ability to close Guantanamo in a way that I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Guantánamo | Tagged Barack Obama, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, rendition, Reprieve, torture, UK | 2 Comments

NGO’s boycott UK’s investigation of involvement in torture, rendition

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 7791 755415 For immediate release: Sun Nov 9, 2014 Intelligence Committee lacks powers to get to the truth on UK renditions, say boycotting NGOs Nine leading human rights NGOs have today warned that Parliament’s Intelligence and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AIRE Centre, Amnesty International, assassination, Barack Obama, Cage, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, Diego Garcia, disappearing, Freedom from Torture, George W. Bush, GITMO, Guantánamo, ISC, JUSTICE, Ken Clarke, Liberty, Redress, rendition, Reprieve, Rights Watch UK, Tony Blair, torture, war on terror | Leave a comment

Reprieve: UK, US, G4S passing the buck on Guantánamo; 113M of ’em.

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Fri Nov 7, 2014 G4S stonewalls questions over involvement in Guantánamo Bay British security company G4S is refusing to address concerns over its involvement in the running of the US prison … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, dark sites, David Cameron, detain without charge or trial, G4S, G4S Government Solutions, GITMO, Guantánamo, National Contact Point, Parliament, Reprieve, Shaken Aamer, UK, UN Committee on Human Rights, US | Leave a comment

Many thanks, Switzerland …

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Susan Chandler

It’s always comforting when the international visitors to my blog outnumber the U.S. visitors, especially when the margin is more than two to one. My blog posts about incarcerated innocents, illegally detained individuals, parasitic corporations, dark money, bogus non-profit organizations and other legalized lawlessness … Continue reading →

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Reprieve: UK’s Hammond believes US re GITMO; doesn’t want proof

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 7739 188 097 For immediate release: Sun Oct 19, 2014 Foreign Secretary ignores concerns over Guantanamo Brit abuse Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has dismissed concerns over the abuse of British cleared detainee Shaker Aamer, in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abu Wa'el Dhiab, cell extraction, cleared for release, detained without charge or trial, disappeared, excessive force, force feeding, GITMO, Gladys Kessler, Phillip Hammond, rendition, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, torture, UK | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Cleared-for-release, force-fed GITMO prisoner to get day in court

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve (001) 917 855 8064 For immediate release: Mon Oct 6, 2014 First-ever trial to assess Guantanamo force-feeding begins today An unprecedented trial to assess the legality of force-feeding methods used at Guantanamo Bay will begin today, Monday Oct 6, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abu Wa'el Dhiab, Barack Obama, cruel and unusual punishment, detained without charge or trial, Dhiab v Obama, force feeding, forcible cell extraction, GITMO, Gladys Kessler, Guantánamo, human rights, Reprieve, Shaker Aamer, torture | Leave a comment

Reprieve: Judge Kessler refuses @BarackObama Administration’s request for secret GITMO force-feeding trial

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve (001) 917 855 8064 For immediate release: Fri Oct 3, 2014 Judge rejects Government attempt to hold Guantánamo force-feeding trial in secret A federal judge has refused to hold the first-ever trial of prisoner abuse at Guantánamo Bay behind … Continue reading →

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Reprieve: Hearing for UK rendition and complicity in torture case begins

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Reprieve +44 (0) 207 553 8161 For immediate release: Tues Sept 23, 2014 Hearing for UK rendition and complicity in torture case begins tomorrow A hearing will begin tomorrow at the High Court in the case of a man kidnapped and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abu Ghraib, Bagram Airbase, CIA, cruel and unusual punishment, dark site, Diego Garcia, disappear, endless war, GITMO, Guantánamo, kidnap, rendition, Reprieve, targeted assassinations, torture, UK, US | Leave a comment

Release the Senate report on torture, sans redactions. Now.

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Susan Chandler

The REAL Reason the CIA Destroyed 92 Videos of Detainees Being Tortured “They weren’t just pouring water over their heads or over a cloth,” said the source who has first-hand knowledge of the period. “They were holding them under water … Continue reading →

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