Amnesty International Croatia
We had originally planned to collect 2,000 signatures on specially designed postcards for President Obama and via our online petition, but we managed to collect more than 2,100 after which we sent them to the US authorities.
We had been planning to organize five public actions in several Croatian cities, but we managed to carry out 13. Two public statements were sent out as planned, and several electronic and print media published our statements. We gave a short interview for Radio 101, one of the most popular radio in Zagreb.
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Over 100 people, mostly students, attended the meeting with Rhuhel Ahmed - former Guantánamo detainee in Warsaw on April 2, 2009. Ahmed’s visit in Poland coincided with the launch of AI Poland’s Counter terror with Justice campaign.
“At the time when some people say, that tortures are justified during the ‘war on terror’ we have an unique possibility to hear testimony of the person that survived the hell of tortures in Kandahar and Guantanamo”, said Draginja Nadazdin, Director of Amnesty International’s section in Poland, introducing Rhuhel Ahmed to the public.
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Washington DC: On a chilly January 11, 2009, Amnesty International USA joined with Witness Against Torture for a very orange rally to shut Guantanamo. Approximately 250 people took part.
On Tuesday, January 13th during the evening rush hour, the New York Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International USA held a candlelight vigil to close Guantanamo in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Approximately 50 people attended.
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Close Guantánamo action in Belgium
Just a little feedback on the demonstration we made yesterday in front of the US embassy in Brussels.
As you can see on the banner (in the picture), our key message was “Let them go or try them according international standards”.
We built a big cage and had big hellium ballons in the shape of orange jumpsuits. We were not received by US authorities but three belgian EP joined us. 60 persons were present at the action. Wa also had some images on the TV noon news and the main belgian press agency (Belga) made a PR.
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In a joint action with Witness Against Torture on 30 April, approximately 200 people marched from the US Capitol to the White House to mark President Obama’s first 100 days in office.
