Close Guantanamo Rally, Thur. Jan. 11, 12noon at Mecom Fountain

Event Description:

CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO BAY VIGIL

On January 11, 2002, the United States transferred the first detainees to the US Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.  Five years later, despite widespread international condemnation, hundreds of people of more than 30 nationalities remain there.  Their detention is in clear violation of international law.   They should either be charged and tried in accordance with international fair trial standards or released.   
 
On Thursday, January 11, the Houston group of Amnesty International will join other AI activists around the world to mark the fifth anniversary of the first transfer of detainees to Guantánamo Bay by holding a vigil demanding that the detention facility be closed.
 
What: A vigil calling for the detention facility at Guantánamo to be closed.

Where:  The Mecom Fountain, Main Street at Montrose.

When:  Thursday, January 11, 12:00 noon -1:00 pm

Please join us and bring your own signs or use ours.  We ask that you stay focused on the Guantánamo issue.  Please no signs about the war in Iraq, impeachment or anything else that distracts from the central issue.

Suggestions for signs:  5 years is Enough, Uphold the Geneva Conventions, Shut down Guantánamo, Fair Trials for All, End Indefinite Detention, Charge or Release them, Guantánamo:  Life with no Trial.  

For more information:

Amnesty International Houston, 287-587 5386

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www.amnestyhouston.org

Event Sponsor:
Amnesty International

Event Contact Name:
Phivan Wright

Event Phone Contact Information:
287-587 5386

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.amnestyhouston.org