The Past, Present and Future of Guantanamo Bay: Thursday 18/03/10 17:00-20:00 KLT1

Centre for American Studies, Kent Current Affairs Society, Kent Debating Society and UKC Amnesty International Society present:
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GUANTÁNAMO

To mark the 7th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a new documentary film “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo” will be shown on the 18th March at the University of Kent.

The screening will be followed by questions and answers session with FORMER GUANTÁNAMO PRISONER Omar Deghayes and the co-director of the film, Andy Worthington.

THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT, so please invite anyone who might be interested!

“Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo” tells the story of Guantánamo, and includes sections on “extraordinary rendition” and secret prisons, explaining how the Bush administration turned its back on domestic and international laws, how prisoners were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan without adequate screening (and often for bounty payments), and why some of these men may have been in Afghanistan or Pakistan for reasons unconnected with militancy or terrorism (as missionaries or humanitarian aid workers, for example).