Counter Terror With Justice Campaign

Amnesty International;  October 1, 2008 ;     632 words ......ill-treatment; close Guantnamo and end illegal...the Guantnamo Cell Tour, currently touring...describing the Cell Tour's effect on visitors...gathering to close Guantnamo. Amnesty International...government to close Guantnamo, stop torture...the Guantnamo ...

ACLU Announces 'Close Guantanamo' Campaign

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 8, 2008 ;     394 words ......Liberties Union today announced its Close Guantnamo campaign. The ACLU is hosting more...rights organizations, launched the Close Guantnamo campaign in December. Events across...Facebook users subscribed to the ACLU's Close Guantnamo page and over 230 people joined the...

Upcoming Events

Amnesty International;  October 1, 2008 ;     67 words ...Sept. 18-20 Cell Tour: Los Angeles at the 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica Sept. 30 Rally to Save Troy Davis: Atlanta Oct. 24-26 Cell Tour: St. Louis, at AIUSA Regional Conference, Hilton St. Louis Airport at 10330 Natural Bridge Road Nov.-Dec...

5,000 SAIL TO CUBA TO CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 22, 2007 ;     278 words ......online campaign to persuade the US government to close Guantnamo. The campaign will run until 26 June, International...For further information about AI's campaign to close Guantnamo, please see: http://www.amnesty.org/closeguantanamo

BUSH LEAVES GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON HEADACHE FOR MCCAIN, OBAMA

The Hindustan Times;  October 21, 2008 ;     430 words ......Bush's aides insist that the president's desire is still to close Guantnamo when conditions permit. Administration officials say that...he first raised in June 2006, when he said, "I'd like to close Guantnamo, but I also recognize that we're holding some people that...

Congressional Clashes and Activist Activities Shape June 23 - 27 as...

U.S. Newswire;  June 16, 2008 ;     409 words ......and Amnesty Internationals Guantanamo Cell Tour Create Crescendo for Change WASHINGTON...flagship stop of the nationwide Guantanamo cell tour in Washington, D.C.; the organization...International event for national Guantanamo cell tour beginning 12:00 p.m. A concert will take...

Briefs: Blaze escape for family

Belfast Telegraph;  April 14, 2003 ;     364 words ......Northern Ireland Prison Service website has launched a virtual cell tour to allow the public to see the daily routines of a prisoner...and prison catering and maintaining family links. The virtual cell tour can be found on the Northern Ireland Prison Service website...

Denounce Torture Campaign

Amnesty International;  April 1, 2008 ;     420 words ......Bay will be shut down." [Sidebar] ACT NOW LEVEL 1 Write to Close Guantnamo. For more than five years, the United States has detained...Tom Harkin (D-lowa) has introduced legislation that would close Guantnamo and ensure that those held there will either be charged...

SEN. DURBIN ISSUES STATEMENT ON LEGAL RIGHTS OF GUANTÁNAMO DETAINEES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......America. Some of our closest allies have called on us to close Guantnamo. Our country's image and reputation has suffered greatly...greatly limiting the possibility for judicial review. We must close Guantnamo. We must signal to the world that, despite the threat of...

WORLDWIDE PROTESTS CALL FOR GUANTÁNAMO CLOSURE ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......The international community must actively press the USA to close Guantnamo and restore respect for international law." "With every...Further Information: For Amnesty International's campaign to close Guantnamo, visit: http://news.amnesty.org/index/www.amnesty.org/closeguantanamo...

Aurora cell-phone-guided walking tour up and running

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  August 26, 2004 ;     455 words ......executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the cell tour is meant to complement the historical markers by adding information...Amy Soprych, Aurora's downtown preservation planner, said the cell tour gave the city an opportunity to add more information to the...

DOING THE JAILHOUSE SHOCK HAUNTED CELL TOUR TAKES NO PRISONERS.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  October 29, 2001 ;     407 words ...Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer VALENCIA - Many spent time in jail, but it was all in the name of fun and to raise money for local charities. The Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station hosted it's 12th annual Haunted Jailhouse on Sunday, hoping to build a relationship with local residents and

ON STEM-CELL TOUR, SHE TALKS OF 'RIGHT THING TO DO ELIZABETH...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  September 14, 2004 ;     682 words ...Byline: Karen Rivedal Wisconsin State Journal With a big, gold Kerry 2004 pin clipped prominently to her purple blazer, Elizabeth Edwards on Monday said her guided tour of UW-Madison's Waisman Center was educational, not political. But that didn't stop her from spelling out what a new

Prison has African guests for cell tour

South Wales Evening Post;  August 1, 2008 ;     232 words ...Prisoners locked up in Port Talbot Police Station might beg to differ - but they are having it easy. Just ask Maasai warriors Kaseti Lelesengei and Simon Lengoiboni, who found themselves in the cells there. The two were guests of Neath Port Talbot police, who gave them a behind-the-scenes tour of

ACLU IN GUANTÁNAMO BAY TO MONITOR FIRST OF NEW MILITARY COMMISSION...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 26, 2007 ;     391 words ......military commission proceedings began today under new, flawed rules, the American Civil Liberties Union reiterated its call to close Guantnamo and return to a legal system in line with the Constitution and the right to due process. "Guantnamo Bay is a failure in...