US Government must provide necessary medical treatment for Guantánamo detainee Ammar al-Baluchi, a victim of its torture programme

US Government must provide necessary medical treatment for Guantánamo detainee Ammar al-Baluchi, a victim of its torture programme

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) today called on the United States authorities to provide for Guantánamo detainee Ammar al-Baluchi to be medically assessed by an independent medical panel and be provided with the medical treatment and rehabilitative services he needs.

Guantánamo & Accountability for Torture: UN side event

Guantánamo & Accountability for Torture: UN side event

A panel discussion on Guantánamo and accountability for torture, featuring UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E. Méndez and other experts, will take place in Geneva on 9 March 2015 in connection with the UN Human Rights Council session.The panel features:

  • Juan E. Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
  • Jamil Dakwar, Director, Human Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Peter Jan Honigsbert, U of San Francisco Law School, Founder & Director of Witness to Guantánamo
  • Julia Hall, Expert on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, Amnesty International

moderator: Connie de la Vega, University of San Francisco Law School & Human Rights Advocates.

The ICJ joins the ACLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Advocates, Conectas, Human Rights Watch, CELS, and OMCT in supporting this event.

The event takes place 9 march 2015, at 15:00-17:00, Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, in Geneva.

The event flyer may be downloaded in PDF format here: SideEventTorture

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