Tag Archives | Guantanamo Bay

06/12/2022

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 […]

04/03/2015

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. (more…)

06/11/2014

Draconian secrecy rules at Guantánamo compound the flagrant violations of international law by the USA

The ICJ, REDRESS and OMCT submit report to the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva ahead of its 12-13 November session on the USA. (more…)

01/11/2011

Letter in support of private prosecutions filed against George W. Bush for torture

The ICJ and other human rights groups wrote a letter to the Canadian Attorney General in support of the private prosecutions against former US President George W. Bush. (more…)

30/04/2007

European Union – United States Summit: set clear plan of action to close Guantánamo

At their summit in Washington DC, European leaders must press the United States government to take steps to end the unlawful detentions at Guantánamo Bay, leading human rights groups said today. (more…)

30/04/2007

European Union-United States Summit: set clear plan of action to close Guantánamo

At their summit on Monday in Washington DC, European leaders must press the United States government to take steps to end the unlawful detentions at Guantánamo Bay, five leading human rights groups said today. (more…)

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