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UK Guantanamo Network
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention FacilitySubject Group
To urge the UK government to: call on the US government to finally close Guantanamo; work internationally on the urgent and humane resettlement of detainees approved for release; and call on the US government to ensure that the detainees receive adequate care for their longstanding physical and mental health needs.
Officered by: Chris Law (Chair & Registered Contact), Apsana Begum (Co-Chair), Lord Garnier (Officer), Lord Dubs (Officer)