Shaker Aamer: Difference between revisions

Aamer has been described as an unofficial [[Spokesperson|spokesman]] for the detainees at [[Guantanamo]]. He has spoken up for the welfare of prisoners, negotiating with camp commanders and organizing protests against cruel treatment. He organized and participated in a [[Guantánamo Bay hunger strikes|hunger strike in 2005]] in which he lost half of his weight. He demanded the prisoners be treated according to the [[Geneva Convention]], allowing the detainees to form a grievance committee. In negotiations, the camp administration promised a healthier diet for the prisoners after he agreed to end the hunger strike.<ref name=independent1/><ref name=TheIndependent20070914/> His lawyer Stafford Smith said the grievance committee was formed, but that the camp authorities disbanded it after a few days. American spokesmen Major Jeffrey Weir denied that the Americans had ever agreed to any conditions resulting from the hunger strike.