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10th Nov 2008
...if there's lots of pressure like from Amnesty International or some foreign countries we might pass them on to a judge. But if there's no pressure, then they're dead.
Former torturer, El Salvador
Given the outcome of the recent elections in the US, Amnesty International has also listed its demands on what the US can do reaffirm its support of the Universal Declaration.
Confirm that the USA will permanently close the detention facility at Guant namo and set a relatively short deadline for the closure.
Issue an executive order ending any use of rendition,
secret detention or prolonged incommunicado detention by
or on behalf of the US authorities anywhere.
Revoke the 20 July 2007 Executive Order which authorized the continuation of the CIA's programme of secret detention and interrogation.
End trials by military commission and the system of Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards.
Announce a plan to promptly charge Guant namo detainees and send them for trial before US federal courts or to release them with full protection against further violations of their human rights, and ensure that the plan is adequately resourced.
Ensure Guant
namo detainees who would be at risk of serious human rights violations if returned to their country of origin are offered the opportunity to live in the USA, if they wish to do so, and work with other governments to ensure that other such detainees are offered protection.