Category - guantanamo bay

Amnesty accuses European governments on 'rendition' and secret detention

agency reporter — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:47:56 +0100

Amnesty International has today accused European governments of complicity and inaction over US-led rendition and secret detention, as it published a new report on European renditions and a 'Six-point Plan' for their prevention.

Guantanamo detainees finally get their day in court

Agencies — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:07:43 +0100

Detainees at the US Military Prison in Guantánamo will finally get their day in court today (Tuesday) after a direct action by campaigners.

Rights groups question US 9/11 Guantanamo trial pledge

staff writers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:47:32 +0000

Human rights groups and critics of extra-legal detention and the 'war on terror' have expressed deep concern about the proposed trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees on charges related to the 9/11 attacks in the USA.

Torture's painful past and scandalous present

Martin E. Marty — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:04:38 +0000

Torture, including torture by Americans, has a long history, says Martin E. Marty: Who could have predicted that this would be a live topic here in the twenty-first century? Only by learning the past do we change the future.

Methodists back calls for release of Guantanamo's British residents

staff writers — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:09:19 +0100

The Methodist Church in Britain has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to request the return of five former British residents being held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp at the US military base on the island of Cuba.

Methodist minister says Bush link would associate church with torture

staff writers — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:48:57 +0000

A California-Nevada clergyman who is a key organizer behind the campaign to prevent President George W. Bush from getting a half billion dollar presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) has explained the motivation behind his campaign ‚Ä' which includes a condemnation of Bush's endorsement of torture.

Worldwide protests on Guantanamo's fifth anniversary

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:01:08 +0000

Christians will be amongst protestors who will protest around the world today against the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

Theologians confront the roots of cruel and degrading treatment

staff writers — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

The image, message and reality of the crucixion of Jesus Christ "calls us [Christians] not to glorify, but to attend to the suffering in the world and to struggle for its elimination," said the participants of a recent theological consultation on cruelty organized by the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Former Guantanamo Bay detainees call for release of Christian peacemakers

staff writers — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0000

Former Guantanamo Bay detainees call for release of Christian peacemakers

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