From the Archive
WAT Update on Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab, Ex-GTMO Detainee/Hunger Striker
Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab, a Guantanamo detainee released with 5 other men to Uruguay in 2014, is continuing a long-term hunger strike in a desperate demand to be allowed to reunite with his family in Turkey. In a thwarted attempt to travel to Turkey this summer he was detained without counsel in Venezuela. When he was returned to Uruguay, he took to his bed and has refused to eat or drink liquids.
August Newsletter
A few news updates about what has been happening at Guantanamo and in our activist community. Please read and share widely.
WAT Responds to Fate of Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab, Ex-GTMO Detainee/Hunger Striker
Witness Against Torture, a US-based human rights organization, pleads for continuing assurances from all relevant authorities of the safety of Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab (aka Jihad Ahmed Deyab). Dhiab poses no threat to any nation, society, or people. He should immediately be set free so that he can continue to rebuild his life after years of detention at Guantánamo.
July Newsletter : RNC Report & News
News from Guantanamo Bay Prison
We celebrate the releases of Abdul Rahman Ahmed, a Yemeni who is either 36 or 37 and Omar Hamzayavich Abdulayev, 37, from Tajikistan who are now in Serbia. Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman, 41 was released to Italy. We think of them and their newfound “freedom,” knowing their struggles for healing are not over. We also celebrate the clearing for release of New York Times best selling author Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Please join his family’s work to get him released immediately – you can sign the letter to Secretary of Defense Carter here and call your representatives to ask that they release him immediately.
WAT in Cleveland for the RNC, Saying, “No to Torture!”
We’re converging on Cleveland today on the eve of the Republican National Convention to take part in the People’s Justice and Peace Convention. The convention organizers tell us that “the PPJPC2016 is a legacy of countless efforts of people who have longed for justice and sought to transform the world nonviolently to end oppression.” We are answering the call!
Platform Planks – Torture Abolition and Accountability
Torture Abolition and Accountability[1]
WAT Torture Abolition and Accountability Platform
Torture is always and in every sense wrong. It is a violation of human rights; a breach of domestic laws and international conventions; a sin to all faiths; a moral outrage; a profound abuse of the body, the psyche and the soul; and an enduring trauma that can destroy individuals, families, and whole communities.
July 15-18 (Cleveland, Ohio): The People’s Convention in Response to the RNC
Join the WAT community as we participate in the People’s Justice and Peace Convention and the first day of the Republican National Convention protest in Cleveland, Ohio. WAT will be in Cleveland from July 15th thru 18th participating in the following activities to speak against the pro-torture stances of Donald Trump and to protest the racist and islamophobic rhetoric that has permeated his campaign. As torture and closing Guantanamo have been treated with horrifying humor, this is an important opportunity to remind the public that torture is always wrong and Guantanamo should be closed today.
June Newsletter: Join upcoming events, Presente Joe, Dan and Michael
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Newsletter: Retreat Report Back and Calendar
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