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Binyam Mohamed – Digg him out of danger now
Amnesty International is seriously concerned for the health and well-being of Binyam Mohamed, particularly following the US government's announcement that it has charged him for trial by military commission. His mental and physical health are reported to be precarious after years of indefinite detention, and alleged torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in Pakistan, Morocco, Afghanistan and Guantánamo.
If we do nothing, there is a good chance he will lose his mind or his life. We must not let this happen.
Binyam Mohamed has shown signs of being suicidal. His military lawyer has attempted to obtain an independent examination of Binyam Mohamed’s mental health, but this request has been denied.
Send an email to the Foreign Secretary David Miliband to support Binyam's lawyer's calls to have him moved out of the maximum security prison Camp 5 in Guantanamo into Camp Echo immediately and on humanitarian grounds.
And then click the Digg link below to help make others aware of this urgent action. You can also find out more.
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You are tied to a board, your ankles, wrists, chest and head strapped firmly down. The board is tilted 45 degrees, so that your head is lower than your feet. Water pours onto your face, flows up your nose, into your mouth, down your throat and fills your lungs and stomach. You gag, choke and struggle for breath. You feel as if you are about to drown. Throughout the ordeal an interrogator fires questions at you. The water only stops when you start to give the ‘right’ answers.
This is waterboarding.
The CIA uses waterboarding to try to extract information from detainees in the ‘war on terror’. President George Bush calls it a ‘necessary tool’. In reality it is torture.
Act now
Send a clear message to the US Attorney General that water boarding is unacceptable. You can copy and paste the sample letter below, and email to AskDOJ@usdoj.govPersonalised messages are more effective, so please try to rewrite the message in your own words.
If you would like to send the letter by post, the address is: Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 USA
URGENT ACTION: NOT A DAY LONGER - TARGET YOUR MP
Proposals are being put in front of Parliament to extend the time people can be held without charge in the UK to 42 days - in other words you could be locked up for six weeks without being told what you are suspected of doing. The government may have won the debate (but not the argument) in the Commons but the bill can still be stopped in the Lords. We already have the longest pre-charge detention regime of any country with a comparable legal system and the government has failed to make the case for why it needs to be even longer.
We need you to write to your MP and ask them to stand up for our civil rights and oppose this draconian extension of pre-charge detention when the bill comes back to the Commons. Simply pop your postcode into writetothem.com and the site will channel your mail to your own MP. It is important that you write in your own words as this is very much more effective. We know that a large number of MPs are opposed to the proposals and your mail may be just the thing that spurs them into action on this issue.
Please also get everyone you know to sign the petition on the Number 10 site http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notadaylonger
PREVIOUS ACTION: You joined us on the streets and told the world to close Guantanamo for good
The CIA uses waterboarding to try to extract information from detainees in the ‘war on terror’. President George Bush calls it a ‘necessary tool’. In reality it is torture.
Act now
Send a clear message to the US Attorney General that water boarding is unacceptable. You can copy and paste the sample letter below, and email to AskDOJ@usdoj.govPersonalised messages are more effective, so please try to rewrite the message in your own words.
If you would like to send the letter by post, the address is: Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 USA
URGENT ACTION: NOT A DAY LONGER - TARGET YOUR MP
Proposals are being put in front of Parliament to extend the time people can be held without charge in the UK to 42 days - in other words you could be locked up for six weeks without being told what you are suspected of doing. The government may have won the debate (but not the argument) in the Commons but the bill can still be stopped in the Lords. We already have the longest pre-charge detention regime of any country with a comparable legal system and the government has failed to make the case for why it needs to be even longer.
We need you to write to your MP and ask them to stand up for our civil rights and oppose this draconian extension of pre-charge detention when the bill comes back to the Commons. Simply pop your postcode into writetothem.com and the site will channel your mail to your own MP. It is important that you write in your own words as this is very much more effective. We know that a large number of MPs are opposed to the proposals and your mail may be just the thing that spurs them into action on this issue.
Please also get everyone you know to sign the petition on the Number 10 site http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notadaylonger
PREVIOUS ACTION: You joined us on the streets and told the world to close Guantanamo for good
Friday 11 January 2008 marked the 6th anniversary of the first 'war on terror' detainees being transported to the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
Our demo featured in a double page spread in the London Evening Standard and was beamed round the world on Al Jazeera television. Thanks for everyone who braved the cold and the rain. You can see the videos on our video page.
The following day, the Chief of the US Millitary joined the chorus of senior officials calling for the camp's closure citing the dreadful publicity it has generated around the world.
The following day, the Chief of the US Millitary joined the chorus of senior officials calling for the camp's closure citing the dreadful publicity it has generated around the world.
PREVIOUS ACTION (Still Open!): No extension to pre-charge detention
If you are arrested in the US, you can expect to be told what the charge is or released in two days. Here in the UK, you can be held for no fewer than 28 days. Imagine that for a moment.
We have no evidence of the need for the current length of pre-charge detention and now the government is pushing for90, 58, 42 days.
Extending the current length of detention is not only unjust and internationally unprecedented, it is a painful attack on the liberty of our citizens and deeply divisive in our communities. Not sure? Read Amnesty's ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea. As of 1 February, well over 3,000 signatories had signed but we need many more to make a difference.
We want you to sign the number 10 e-petition to ask the government to stop playing politics with our basic civil liberties and to show your deep resistance to locking people up for long periods of time without charge. The petition is now live for you to sign at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notadaylonger
We have no evidence of the need for the current length of pre-charge detention and now the government is pushing for
Extending the current length of detention is not only unjust and internationally unprecedented, it is a painful attack on the liberty of our citizens and deeply divisive in our communities. Not sure? Read Amnesty's ten good reasons why extending pre-charge detention is a bad idea. As of 1 February, well over 3,000 signatories had signed but we need many more to make a difference.
We want you to sign the number 10 e-petition to ask the government to stop playing politics with our basic civil liberties and to show your deep resistance to locking people up for long periods of time without charge. The petition is now live for you to sign at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notadaylonger
PREVIOUS ACTION: Close Guantánamo down
In November we asked you to lobby your MP to sign a declaration (supporting the closure of Guantánamo Bay and the fair and safe transfer of all of the prisoners there).
What happened next?
A quick glance at the full list of elected representatives shows what an amazing response you have had by mailing your MPs. Many thanks and well done all. This message will be taken to the US Congress and to all the candidates in the US presidential election.
