The Bush regime set up a detention camp on Guantanamo in January 2002, designed deliberately to be out of reach of US and international laws, as part of their “war on terror.” 779 Muslim men were detained, almost all held for years with no charges. 9 died there; 735 have been released without apology or reparations. 21 of the remaining have been “cleared” for release, many of those when Obama was president. 3 of the remaining are called “forever” prisoners who the government will never charge, nor release, because to do so would reveal the torture methods the government developed on them. Very few were ever found guilty of a crime, and none received legal due process.

The open violations of human and legal rights of those detained — secret “renditions,” torture by third country allies, “enhanced interrogation,” via the CIA — shocked the world; and yet, the US has upgraded Guantanamo.

We gather on the 21st anniversary of this torture camp to say:

• Close Guantanamo NOW
• End indefinite detention without trial; allow prisoners to defend themselves
• Immediate release and repatriation to join their families for 21 men who have been “cleared” for years
• Health care & financial support for those men who have been “freed” but unjustly denied years of their lives through detention outside the law

Join us to hear from experts on the prisoner’s situation, to participate in street theater and song.

his event will benefit the Guantanamo Survivors Fund which provides money for medical care, rent, language classes, tuition, and job training for those prisoners “freed” but left without resources after being unjustly detained by the US. (Bring cash/checks or make donations online.)

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Organized by World Can’t Wait, co-sponsored by many groups including BFP.