Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay

Audio the Megaphone at Guantanamo Bay Demo - mp3 6.3M

Still open six years on, The University of Nottingham's Amnesty International Society's held a protest against the continuing human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay. From 12-2pm in the Market Square On Sunday 9th March.

Amnesty International UK has been consistently campaigning for the closure of the illegal detention centre since it first opened on 11 January 2002. To this date no Guantánamo detainee has been convicted of a criminal offence by the USA. 10 detainees were charged for trial by military commissions, which were then ruled unlawful by the US Supreme Court.

About 775 detainees have been held in Guantánamo since its opening. Prisoners have been taken into custody in at least 10 countries before being transferred to Guantánamo without any judicial process. The University of Nottingham Amnesty Society has joined Amnesty International UK in its arduous campaign and this will be the second protest in the City Centre on the matter.

At last years protest the Amnesty Society collected almost one thousand signatures on a petition that was sent to the American Embassy. People gathered with the students voicing their opposition to the detention centre.

Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay [last year 2007]

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/364827.html

Amnesty makes noise over 5 years Guantanamo [Feature]

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/03/364849.html

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Well done to those involved!!

For further info and to get involved contact-

suamnestysoc@nottingham.ac.uk

Amnesty International Society - University of Nottingham

http://su.nottingham.ac.uk/~amnesty

Amnesty International

http://www.amnesty.org.uk

The National Guantanamo Coalition

http://www.guantanamo.org.uk

Tackle the Shackles, Close Guantanamo

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/359937.html

Sheffield G8 Events: Guantanamo Bay orange jump suits

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/06/314498.html

Amnesty protest over Guantanamo Bay in Nottingham :: report with audio

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/03/364789.html

London's Guantanamo Demos : Contains Radio piece for Resonance show - Monday 12th March, 10.30-11.30pm [thanks ftp]

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/364804.html

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previous Nottingham University Peace Matters:

Protests as arms dealers attend Careers Fair

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/10/325974.html

Lt.General Arif Hassan, of the Pakistan Army, Nottingham University

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/11/327548.html

Prime Minister visits Nottingham University

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331554.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331575.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331596.html

'Overcoming Media Bias' Nottingham Student Peace Peace Conference

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/02/334602.html

Student Peace Conference :: University of Nottingham

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/03/334976.html

Die-In at Nottingham University to protest at un-ethical investments

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/05/340171.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365708.html

Sounds on the Downs,Nottingham University

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/08/348061.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/08/348082.html

http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/06/373175.html

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Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email:

tash@indymedia.org
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Come and find us on Saturday!

12.03.2008 13:48

Excellent stuff!

Look out for the London Guantánamo Campaign's stall in Trafalgar Square at the World Against War rally and march in London this Saturday (15 March). The London Guantánamo Campaign is part of the National Guantánamo Coalition.

A major success for the campaign was the recent dropping of Spain's request to extradite two British residents, Jamil el-Banna and Omar Deghayes, as well as the return to the UK of a third resident, Abdelnour Sameur. All three were only released from Guantánamo last December, after years of being held by the U.S. without charge. It is understood that Omar is due to speak at Saturday's rally.

We are currently conducting a letter writing campaign on behalf of two former British residents still languishing in Guantánamo: Ahmed Belbacha and Binyam Mohamed.

We also have actions coming up at the U.S. embassy (as usual), Starbucks (purveyors of coffee to Guantánamo guards and interrogators) and Ladbroke Grove tube station (in solidarity with Binyam Mohamed). Actions on 'extraordinary rendition' are also planned later this year.

For more information, check out the National Guantánamo Coalition's website:

http://www.guantanamo.org.uk

or e-mail: london_gitmo [at] yahoo.co.uk

See also:

Cageprisoners:

http://www.cageprisoners.com
Save Omar Campaign:

http://www.save-omar.org.uk
Reprieve:

http://www.reprieve.org.uk
Muslim Prisoner Support Group:

http://muslimprisonersupport.com
Amnesty International UK:

http://www.amnesty.org.uk
Campaign Against Criminalising Communities:

http://www.campacc.org.uk

dv
mail e-mail: london_gitmo [at] yahoo.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.guantanamo.org.uk