 It's Time to Close Guantanamo
Sign this petition and join the growing number of Americans urging President Bush to close the facilities at Guantanamo Bay for good.
Text of the Petition
Dear President Bush:
I am both shocked and saddened by the apparent suicide of three detainees at the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International, along with the UN, the EU and several US allies have called for the closure of the facilities, and it is time for the US government to respond. Although you have recently made comments that you would like to see the facility closed, it is time to make it happen. Since the detention facilities and the policies that direct it were designed by you and your administration, you have the authority to close the facilities for good.
I urge you to close the facilities at Guantanamo and either charge detainees and give them a fair trial or release them unconditionally, without returning them to a country where they face further human rights abuses. In addition, you should disclose the existence of any secret detention facilities and ensure that all detainees in US custody or effective control are registered with the ICRC and have access to attorneys, families and independent judicial review of their detention.
Mr. President, the US is at a crossroads. I implore you to take this opportunity to reverse course and end the policy of detention without trial or charge for detainees held in the name of the "war on terror," thereby taking an important step to re-establishing the US human rights record.
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