AI is asking us to email the new president, urging him to close Guantanamo, issue an executive order to ban torture, and bring about an independent review on U.S. interrogation and detention practices. You can email Obama on AI's site here, or via president at whitehouse.gov.
My email is below.
Congratulations President Obama.
My name is Ole Koksvik. I am a Norwegian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, and a PhD student in philosophy at the Australian National University.
As many people around the world, I have high hopes to your administration. I have listened to your speeches, and I have believed that you are sincere. For me, that is rare. I believe you can bring to an end the previous US administration's seven-year assault on human rights in the 'war on terror'. I was heartened by your rejection of the choice between safety and ideals, and I took this as a reaffirmation of your conviction that human rights must not be sacrificed, for any reason.
As a member of Amnesty International I am calling on you to demonstrate your commitment to justice by announcing a timeline to close Guantanamo Bay, issuing an executive order to ban torture and other ill-treatment as defined under international law, and by ensuring an independent inquiry into the US's detention and interrogation practices in its "war on terror".
These are three key steps on Amnesty International's checklist for your first 100 days in office.
You can counter terror with justice. We are counting on you.
Thank you for considering our message.
Sincerely yours,
Ole Koksvik
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