June 10, 2006

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June 26: Close "Guantanamo North" !Contributed by: Eleanor

Received by e-mail from Toronto Action for Social Change tasc@web.ca

Monday, June 26 is the International Day Against Torture.

We call on Canadians tomake it a National Day to Close "Guantanamo North" - the new high-security prison in Kingston, Ontario.

We demand that the new facility for Canada's secret trial detainees be closed; that those who remain behind bars be released from indefinite detention without charge;and that Canada's policy of deportations to torture be ended.

Currently, three men - Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah, and Hassan Almrei - remain detained (for periods of between four and six years) without charge, under Canada's secret trial security certificate regime, while one other (Adil Charkaoui) has been released under severely restrictive bail conditions. A fifth man, Mohamed Harkat, was granted bail under house arrest by the Federal Court, but the Governmment of Canada is appealing, leaving him behind bars for the time being.

None of these men has ever been charged with, much less convicted of, a single crime. The psychological and physical abuse to which they have been subjected during their incarceration -- and through which their families have suffered in equal measure -- constitutes, at minimum, cruel and unusual treatment. All are fighting deportation to torture.

Please consider joining in by organizing a vigil, rally, or creative action in your community at a government office, CSIS location, or MP's office on Monday, June 26.

Email tasc@web.ca if you'd like to discuss ideas for action or to let us know about your action.

Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada, PO Box 73620, 509 St. Clair Ave.West, Toronto, ON M6C 1C0, (416) 651-5800, www.homesnotbombs.ca

In Toronto on June 26, join us in front of the Federal Court at 361 University Avenue at 12:30 pm for a lunch-hour vigil. In March, 2006, a Federal Court judge upheld as "lawfully made" a federal government decision to deport Mahmoud Jaballah to torture or death in Egypt. Mr. Jaballah's security certificate hearing will continue on this day, so if you can join us and Mr. Jaballah's family in court that day as well, that would be great. Call (416) 651-5800 to confirm times.

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