Detained for ten years without charge or trial
Former UK resident Shaker Aamer has been held in Guantánamo Bay without charge or trial for 10 years.
The UK government has repeatedly called for him to be returned to his wife and four children, all of whom are British and who live in the UK.
The US government is obliged to either bring criminal charges against Shaker Aamer and give him a fair trial or release him.
As the prison camp moves into its tenth year, please help us urge the US government to send Shaker home.
Write a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Please write to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, calling on her to immediately resolve Shaker's case by returning him to the UK.
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US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington DC, 20520 USA Dear Secretary of State
I am writing to urge you to either charge and fairly try Shaker Aamer in a US federal court, or release him to the UK, where the government has repeatedly called for him to be returned to his wife and four children in London. The UK government has been seeking to secure Shaker's release since 2007, and in 2011 Foreign Secretary William Hague continued to press for Shaker's return. US citizens have also sent thousands of letters and emails to the President and Department of Defense, calling for Shaker's release. Indefinite detention is a human rights violation and must end. All Guantánamo detainees must either be charged or tried in courts that meet international standards for fairness, such as a US federal court, or be released to countries where their human rights will be respected. Yours sincerely, |
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