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danger of deathTAKE ACTION FOR Maher Rafat al-Quwari

Maher Rafat al-Quwari is a stateless Palestinian.  A year ago, his lawyers learned that he has been declared eligible for release from Guantánamo, but he remains confined for between 22-23 hours a day in an individual, enclosed, steel cell -almost completely cut off from human contact.  The cell has no window to the outside or access to natural light or fresh air. He is effectively stuck there as he has no residency papers and no country to return to.  His lawyers are seeking residency for him in a safe third country.

Write to the US authorities:

  • Noting that Maher Rafat al-Quwari has been cleared for transfer from Guantánamo for the past year, indicating that the US authorities do not intend to charge or try him;
  • Calling on the US authorities to actively and urgently facilitate the search for a durable solution for Maher al-Quwari in a third country, taking into account his individual views and preferences;
  • Appealing for Maher Rafat al-Quwari’s family to be kept fully informed of his status, health and well-being, and for the US authorities to ensure that he has adequate communication with his family;
  • Calling on the authorities to take immediate steps to improve the conditions of confinement for those detained in isolation, including in Camp 6, in line with international standards;
  • Urging the authorities to investigate all allegations that Maher Rafat al-Quwari was tortured or ill-treated in US custody, to make the findings public, and to ensure that anyone responsible for such treatment is brought to justice;
  • Calling on the USA to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay and either release the detainees held there or charge and try them in accordance with international law in an independent and impartial court, without recourse to the death penalty.


APPEALS TO:
John B. Bellinger III, State Department Legal Advisor
Office of the Legal Advisor
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520USA

Salutation: Dear Sir
Commander Joint Task Force
Guantánamo
Department of Defense
Joint Task Force
Guantánamo
Guantánamo Bay, CubaAPO AE 09360

Fax: +1 305 437 1241
Salutation: Dear Sir
Sandra Hodgkinson
Office of Detainee Affairs
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
2900 Defense Pentagon
Washington DC 20301-2900
United States of America

Email Department of Defense

Salutation: Dear Assistant Secretary
COPIES TO:The Honorable Gordon England
Deputy Secretary of Defense
1010 Defense Pentagon
Washington DC 20301-1010
United States of America

If you want to take further action on this case, please contact your national AI office through
Amnesty International, International Secretariat, Peter Benenson House, 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW, UK. www.amnesty.org