Reprieve uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.
on Feb. 8, 2010
Reprieve today takes the ‘Obama needs EU’ tour to Ireland, to thank the government for their support in closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
Ireland has been consistent in its opposition to Guantánamo Bay and was one of the first governments to call for its closure. In September 2009 Ireland generously offered a home to two Uzbeks who could ...
on Jan. 12, 2010
Ahmed Belbacha is fully cleared for release, but remains in Guantánamo simply because he has nowhere safe to go.
We ask the people of Europe to please watch this video about Ahmed Belbacha's plight.
Reprieve is seeking safe homes for Ahmed and others in our Obama needs EU! tour-- an urgent appeal for Guantánamo's homeless.
on Jan. 19, 2010
As President Obama celebrates his first year in the Oval Office, evidence has emerged that his Administration has suppressed the investigation of three potential homicides at Guantánamo Bay.
According to new evidence from then-Sergeant Joe Hickman, a whistleblower formerly stationed in Guantánamo, the three dead prisoners likely suffered particularly abusive interrogations in a remote corner of the base in the ...
on Jan. 25, 2010
Reprieve has today taken the ‘Obama needs EU!’ tour to Sweden in a bid to encourage the government to provide a safe haven for Guantánamo’s homeless inmates.
Sweden has already shown its humanitarian spirit by providing refuge for thousands of Iraqis. We hope the government will show similar leadership within Europe by offering homes to these vulnerable men.
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on Jan. 29, 2010
Minister of State Ivan Lewis and pyschologist Dr. Schaapveld speaks to Channel 4 about the execution of mentally ill Londonder Akmal Shaikh.
With thanks to Channel 4 News