Former Guantanamo inmate Murat Kurnaz has accused guards at the US-run detention camp, of subjecting him and other prisoners to medical torture. Kurnaz claimed that he was given medicine against his will several times a month throughout the four and a half years he spent in Guantanamo Bay. Kurnaz, who is of Turkish origin, was released in 2006 and then returned to Germany, where he had grown up. His assertions correlate with the results of two separate studies by American lawyers and the US news website Truthout. They revealed that inmates in the prison camp in Cuba were forced to take high doses of drugs, without any medical need.

Guantanamo Justice Centre GJC

“When you are suspended by a rope you can recover but every time I see a rope I remember. If the light goes out unexpectedly I am back in my cell.”– Binyam Mohamed.

Based on the statement by former prisoner Binyam Mohamed, the exhibition of Edmund Clarke has been shown at venues across the UK and europe and is now available online at his new website

www.ifthelightgoesout

A Will Francome film with Former prisoners Omar Deghayes and Ruhal Ahmed

" I would be having a conversation with somebody and my mind would just drift off to Guantanamo .." Ruhal Ahmed

Contrary to popular belief, the ordeal for those released to europe, the UK and other countries from Guantanamo is often far from over. Subjected in so many new ways to psycological torment, and bearing the stigma that every innocent man held in Guantanamo carries.

To begin to move forward after such an ordeal is far from easy. The Guantanamo Justice Centre is in need of donations to assist former prisoners practically with medical treatment and provisions, Your donation can make a huge difference to a persons life.

Some of things required for former prisoners, are:

psycological treatment for former prisoners in europe and abroad who are suffering greatly due to isolation, the denial of the right to have their parents and family members visit them, and denial of any paper work or ID to allow them to work or travel.

Medical treatment is needed to try and restore hearing lost due to torture for a european former prisoner, assistance with purchase of a wheelchair, assistance with food, clothing and everyday necessities.

Please donate or get in touch and assist in any way you can.