This year 2015, the 13th Anniversary of Guantanamo this Sunday, January 11th and over 100 men are still held, most of whom have been cleared for release, are being held without due process of law and have not been charged with any crime.
Andy Worthington, British Investigative Journalist who’s been writing about and working on getting Guantanamo closed since 2006 Tours every year to inform people that Guantanamo does Not hold, the “Worst of the Worst” like the U.S. Government wants people to believe. This year it was held at the Rutgers Presbyterian Church.
Shaker Aamer, the last held British subject, has been a leader among prisoners. He was cleared for release from Guantanamo in 2007 under Bush — yet remains, inexplicably held. We will learn about a new campaign for his release, Stand with Shaker. We will also view a new short film Waiting for Fahd, which tells the story of Fahd Ghazy through moving interviews with his family in Yemen. Fahd was detained at 2002 when he was only 17 years old, and despite being cleared since 2007 he remains imprisoned.
Co-sponsored by Center for Constitutional Rights; Metro New York Religious Coalition Against Torture; Witness Against Torture; World Can’t Wait
