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INVITE: Amnesty International Panel Discussion With Former Guantanamo Detainee – Wed, Jan 26^th 7:30-9:00pm at UC Berkeley

Amnesty International USA would like to invite you to attend an exceptional panel discussion on Torture and Guantánamo Bay. In recognition of the two years that have passed since the Presidential Order to close Guantánamo, the goal of this event is to bring attention to the human rights violations that have occurred at Guantánamo Bay and to discuss its intended closure.

This expert speakers' panel will feature Omar Deghayes, a former Guantánamo detainee who has never been charged or convicted by any authority, who will participate via video conference from Brighton, England; Attorney Candace Gorman, whose Civil and Constitutional Rights work has included representing two Guantánamo detainees; and Professor Almerindo Ojeda from the UC Davis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas http://humanrights.ucdavis.edu, which hosts the Guantánamo Testimonials Project. There will be a short Q&A session after the panel discussion. Please see links to articles below about Omar Deghayes and Candace Gorman.

The event will be held at the University of California Berkeley on Wednesday, January 26^th from 7:30pm – 9:00pm at 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building.

The event is co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center, Health Professionals Against Torture, Survivors International, United Nations Association USA East Bay Chapter, Boalt Hall International Human Rights Clinic, Boalt Hall Committee for Human Rights, Amnesty International UC Berkeley Student Chapter and the Boalt Alliance Against Torture. The event is free and open to the public.

(Exciting news: Because of many requests from our supporters the event will also be a live webcast at www.livestream.com/amnestywest Please spread the word that now anyone can view the event live online. We will also film the event and put it on YouTube.)

Articles

How I fought to survive Guantánamo - Omar Deghayes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/21/i-fought-to-survive-guantanamo

Why I am Representing a "Detainee" at Guantanamo - Candace Gorman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-candace-gorman-/why-i-am-representing-a-d_b_29734.html