Witness Against Torture is a group calling for the closure of the

Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as GTMO ( ), GITMO ( ), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was established in 2002 by p ...

where the United States is holding prisoners as "

unlawful enemy combatants An unlawful combatant, illegal combatant, or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a person who directly engages in armed conflict and is considered a terrorist and therefore is deemed not to be a lawful combatant protected by the Geneva Convent ...

". It was formed in 2005 when 25 Americans went to Guantánamo Bay and attempted to visit the detention facility.

Actions and Demonstrations

The group was involved in the final demonstration of the "100 Days Campaign" on April 30, 2009. This was a demonstration to support the closing of Guantanamo 100 days after President Obama's executive order to close the

. The demonstration led to the arrest of Carmen Trotta, who led the demonstration, and 60 others. On the twelfth of January 2012 thirty-seven members of the group demonstrated in front of the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...

. After being warned to clear the sidewalk, they were individually arrested.

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External links

Witnesstorture.org
Organizations established in 2005 Catholic Worker Movement Torture in the United States {{religious-ethics-stub