Guantánamo: 10 years and still open. Still violating human rights.

I got this from Amnesty International. Please sign this petition.

January 11, 2012



10 years on. Still open. Still violating human rights.

End detentions at Guantánamo Bay!

Your voice is urgently needed to end human rights abuses at the notorious detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Like you, we can't believe it's still open, still making a mockery of human rights.

You’ve probably seen the headlines: shocking human rights concerns including torture, arbitrary detention, secret detention, ill-treatment, renditions and unfair trials.

Sign the petition now!

It's so important that you sign the petition . Ten years on from those first detainees arriving in the aftermath of 9/11, more than 150 people still remain in captivity. Most are in indefinite detention without charge or trial.

President Obama has already broken his promise to close Guantánamo, and he recently signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which allows horrific detention provisions. The US government needs to meet its human rights obligations.

Ten years is simply too long – your voice is needed to end a decade of damage to human rights.

Will you sign our petition today? We will deliver it to President Obama before his 2012 State of the Union address.

Thank you for your commitment to human rights. I hope this is the first of many human rights successes together in 2012!

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Yours Sincerely,

Alex Neve, Secretary General
p.s. Your outrage over Guantánamo Bay is justified. This detention facility represents the US government's open abuse of human rights. Take action today! Sign the petition now. And please forward and share this email with your friends!