via Shane Claiborne: "The situation in Guantanamo is desperate. Over 100 prisoners are on hunger strike, and the strike just passed its 150th day this week (also the beginning of Ramadan). 45 are being forcibly fed by tubes snaked through their noses. And all this under the backdrop of indefinite detention, folks who have been waiting for trials for over 10 years and over half of whom have been cleared for release but remain trapped in the nightmare. A growing number of folks are feeling the urgency -- many are on solidarity fasts, and recently Mos Def underwent a forced feeding to demonstrate its horror: bit.ly/132tcbH Some of us are exploring a possible delegation to Guantanamo, others will be at a vigil at the White House on Monday. Track the developments here: witnesstorture.org "Where is the world to save us from torture? Where is the world to save us from the fire and sadness? Where is the world to save the hunger strikers?" -- Adnan Latif, Yemeni Guantanamo prisoner held for ten years without ever having been charged with a crime and cleared for release on four separate occasions, found dead in his cell on September 8, 2012. “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” Hebrews 13: 3"
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:03:16 +0000
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