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      Witness Against Torture Activists Hold Sit-In at Senator Mitch McConnell's Office

      Activists call on McConnell to schedule a vote on the War Powers Act, allowing discussion in the Senate regarding the war on Yemen, and to fully support closure of Guantanamo prison.

      Newswire Editor
      Jan 10, 2019

      Five human rights activists anticipate being arrested, today, for sitting-in at the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. They were among a group of about twenty-five Witness Against Torture activists, many of them clad in orange jumpsuits resembling those worn by prisoners in Guantanamo, who entered the office at 3:00 p.m. They delivered a letter requesting McConnell's assistance on two matters concerning human rights violations.

      The letter asks him to "schedule a vote on the War Powers Act to end U.S. military involvement with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the terror attacks on the people of Yemen." The letter also asks that he use his influence to close down the prison facilities at Guantanamo.

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      Groups Gather Today at Noon at White House to Protest 14th Guantanamo Anniversary

      Coalition Demands Obama Step Up Pace of Transfers and Review Boards, Take Charge of Insubordinate DOD, and Finally Close Prison

      Newswire Editor
      Jan 11, 2016

      Today, a coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors, Guantanamo attorneys, and members of diverse faith communities will hold a rally at the White House to mark the 14th anniversary of the first arrival of detainees at Guantanamo on January 11, 2002.

      The coalition is calling on the Obama administration in its last, crucial year in office, to close Guantanamo and end indefinite detention. With recent transfers, 104 men remain at Guantanamo, dozens of them cleared for release, the majority from Yemen.

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      At Gates of Guantanamo, Activists Counter Unjust Detention With 'Powerful Act of Compassion'

      At Gates of Guantanamo, Activists Counter Unjust Detention With 'Powerful Act of Compassion'

      'We are here to say: We know you are suffering; we have come to stand with you.'

      Andrea Germanos
      Nov 26, 2015

      Hours after President Barack Obama signed into law a defense bill that continues to thwart closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a group of human rights activists is staging a vigil and fast at its gates to say "the whole prison must shut down."

      Under the banner "Forced-Feeding, Not Feasting at Guantanamo," the Thanksgiving Day action outside of the base in Cuba by 14 members of Witness Against Torture aims to put a spotlight on the men who continue to suffer unjust detention and the continued practice of force-feedings of hunger striking prisoners at "the site of one of our country's greatest shames."

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