Cageprisoners Presents:
WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY at 7 PM
THE GREAT HALL
STUDENT UNION BUILDING
PARK PLACE
CARDIFF
ADMISSION- FREE
TWO SIDES - ONE STORY: GUANTANAMO FROM BOTHS SIDES OF THE WIRE
SAMI AL HAJ (Ex Guantanamo Detainee and Aljazeera Journalist)
CHRISTOPHER ARENDT (Ex-Guantanamo Guard)
MOAZZAM BEGG (Ex-Guantanamo Detainee, Spokesman for Cageprisoners)
Guantanamo Bay stands as one of the most potent symbols of unlawful detention in the world today. The detention of suspected terrorists as the prison camps has evoked emotion from those seeking its closure and continuance. Cageprisoners presents Two Sides – One Story, a tour of the UK that brings those on opposite sides of wire at Guantanamo together for the first time. Chris Arendt, a former guard at the base has agreed to speak about his experiences in detaining suspected terrorists and bring new insights into the way the US administration carried out policies against them. Also for the first time the detained Al Jazeera journalist Sami El Haj will be speaking with Moazzam Begg as they both reflect on life at the prison on the opposite to Chris. This unique tour is a historic moment in the continued War on Terror and will be launched on 11th January 2009, exactly seven years after the first transfers to Guantanamo Bay.
Showing posts with label Human rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Human rights. Show all posts
Monday, 2 February 2009
Monday, 15 December 2008
Stop the use of music in torture
I have signed a petition at Zero DB, which is an international campaign to end the use of music as a form of torture during interrogations. The Musicians' Union supports this campaign. I would encourage everyone to sign it, especially as we have just marked the sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"The UN and European Court of Human Rights have banned music torture, but to this day its use in secret prisons around the world is widespread.
It's our aim to stop its use by encouraging widespread condemnation of the practice and calling on governments and the UN to adhere to and enforce the Convention Against Torture and other relevant treaties. By joining us, our task will be made much easier."
http://www.zerodb.org/
"The UN and European Court of Human Rights have banned music torture, but to this day its use in secret prisons around the world is widespread.
It's our aim to stop its use by encouraging widespread condemnation of the practice and calling on governments and the UN to adhere to and enforce the Convention Against Torture and other relevant treaties. By joining us, our task will be made much easier."
http://www.zerodb.org/
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