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Extend a helping hand to Guantanamo survivors

Who is left in Guantanamo Prison?

The 15 men still locked in Guantanamo include: 3 who were never charged and are cleared for transfer, 3 who were never charged and are being held indefinitely, 9 charged with war crimes in the (kangaroo) military commissions system — 7 have yet to be put on trial and two have been convicted.    

What happened to all the men the U.S. transferred from Guantanamo?

The US has transferred most of the nearly 800 Guantanamo prisoners  back to their own or third countries.  However, for many, the torture and abuse they endured at the hands of our government has followed them. Countless Guantanamo survivors are too disabled to work, unable to support themselves.  Surveilled by the government and feared as terrorists, others cannot get work because of stigma.  None were ever charged with crimes; none received an apology from the U.S.

How can you help?

Extend a helping hand to Guantanamo Survivors with a donation of any size to the Guantanamo Survivors Fund (GSF) .  Your gift provides direct grants for medical care, housing assistance, food, and other necessities for Guantanamo survivors and their families. We invite you to learn about GSF with this video: 

“After Guantanamo: Helping Survivors of Torture.”

Donate to GSF

Witness Against Torture’s Role in Founding GSF

Since 2005 Witness Against Torture has reminded the world that, in Lu Aya’s words, There Is a Man Under That Hood. WAT’s unrelenting advocacy has been key in humanizing the Muslim men imprisoned in Guantanamo, tortured, and vilified by our government.  And GSF is a natural outgrowth of WAT’s deep commitment to all the men who have suffered in Guantanamo prison. 

In WAT we have witnessed; and with GSF, we deliver: From its inception, the Guantanamo Survivors Fund has been fully supported by the WAT Organizing Team, and has received generous donations from WAT members.  As we each grapple with demands for our stepped-up involvement in responding to abuses of government power at home and abroad, we continue our support for Guantanamo’s 15 current prisoners and hundreds of survivors.