USA: Guantánamo Anniversary - background information pack
[19 December 2006] - In advance of the 5th anniversary of the first transfers to the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba – to be marked on 11 January -- Amnesty International (AI) is releasing an information pack with key data and analysis regarding the state of human rights at the US detention centre.
The pack contains:
- List of AI's country and legal experts available for comment and interviews.
- Key Facts and Figures on Guantánamo.
- Timeline of key events related to Guantánamo since January 2001.
- Guantánamo detainees - Summaries of cases of individuals currently in Guantánamo.
- Fate of former detainees -- Summaries of cases of individuals released from Guantánamo.
- AI’s concerns related to Torture and other Ill-treatment at Guantánamo.
- Illegality of military commissions in Guantánamo in comparison to international fair trial standards.
- AI’s action plan to close Guantánamo.
- Tip of the iceberg – Guantánamo as one example of human rights violations committed by the US government in the context of the “war on terror”.
- Photos and video interviews with relatives of people currently detained in Guantánamo and with former detainees.
- Photos and video of AI’s public actions across the world to close Guantánamo.
- AI’s factual reports and analysis pieces related to Guantánamo published since 2001
Further information
pdf: http://web.amnesty.org/pages/usa-151206-media-eng
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