Dear friend,
David Hicks will be home within weeks after more than five years without justice, however he is just one of over 350 other Guantánamo Bay detainees whose fate remains uncertain.
In a deal hammered out over the weekend, Mr Hicks will return home to spend nine months in an Australian prison. A disquieting element of the deal prohibits Mr Hicks from discussing any element of his five year incarceration with the media and a declaration that he was never tortured.
Read Amnesty International Australia's full statement.
Amnesty International activists all over Australia and the world have kept the case of David Hicks in the news, making it difficult for either the US or Australian Government to sweep it under the rug.
However, this is just one case. There are hundreds of people in detention at Guantánamo for whom there is no end in sight. Amnesty International will continue to campaign for human rights and dignity for those in Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere.
We'll also keep you updated about the Guantánamo Bay cell. We hope you will continue your support as we continue the call for the closure of Guantánamo Bay.
Yours sincerely
Katie Wood
Campaign Coordinator
Amnesty International Australia
