25/02/14
We, the undersigned, show our support and solidarity for the former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Moazzam Begg, who has been arrested over allegations of terrorism. Until the allegations are tested and challenged in a court of law we reiterate the fundamental right of all to presumption of innocence.
Our experience with Moazzam Begg has been in his role as one of the foremost advocates against the abuses taking place in Guantanamo Bay, and as part of the wider programme of unlawful detentions and complicity in torture.
Moazzam has worked tirelessly with CAGE and other human rights organisations in order to work for the settlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees to third party countries.
For now we call upon the police to be vigilant in how Moazzam is treated in detention given the trauma he was subjected to while detained at Guantanamo Bay.
We extend our support to his family as well as his colleagues at CAGE.
Signatures
Muhammad Rabbani Managing Director, CAGE
Asim Qureshi  Director, Catalyst Worldwide Consulting
Sir Geoffrey Bindman Human Rights lawyer and Founder of Bindmans LLP
Clive Stafford-Smith Director, Reprieve
Clare Algar  Executive Director, Reprieve
Cori Cryder  Strategic Director of Abuses in Counter Terrorism, Reprieve
Polly Rossdale   Deputy Director of Abuses in Counter Terrorism, Reprieve
Sami El-Haj Manager of Public Liberties and Human Rights, Al Jazeera and Former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Qatar
Phil Shiner   Principal, Public Interest Lawyers
Mourad Dhina  Executive Director, Al Karama
Frances Webber  Vice-chair, Institute of Race Relations
Prof Bill Bowering  Barrister and Lecturer,  Birkbeck University of London, UK
Prof Laleh Khalili Professor,  School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Prof David Miller Professor, University of Bath, UK
Rizwan Sabir  University of Bath, UK
Saghir Hussain  Solicitor, HMA Solicitors
Eeva Heikkila  Barrister, 9 Bedford Row
Toby Cadman  Barrister, 9 Bedford Row
Christopher Stanley Legal Officer, Rights Watch UK
Daniel Carey  Solicitor, Deighton Peirce Glynn
Dr Ruth Blakely  Co-Director, The Rendition Project and University of Kent
Dr Sam Raphael Co-Director, The Rendition Project and Kingston University
Carla Ferstman  Director, Redress
Dr Nisha Kapoor Lecturer, University of York
Dr Anas al Tikriti CEO, The Cordoba Foundation
Dilower Khan  President, Islamic Forum of Europe
Russell Fraser   Solicitor, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers
Malachy Killbride  Witness Against Torture
Wendy Pettifer  Solicitor, Hackney Law Centre
Paul Heron   Solicitor, Public Interest Lawyers
Cianan Good  Solicitor, Public Interest Lawyers
Adriana Edmeades Paralegal, Public Interest Lawyers
Beth Shiner  Trainee solicitor, Public Interest Lawyers
Emily McFadden  Trainee solicitor, Public Interest Lawyers
Leisha Shiner  Paralegal, Public Interest Lawyers
Paul McNab  Practice Manager, Public Interest Lawyers
Estella Schmid  Campaign Against Criminalising Communties (CAMPACC)
Les Levidow  Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
Anne Gray  Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
Patrick Carty  Justice Watch, Ireland
Coleen Rowley  Tackling Torture at the Top
Sonja Johnson  Tackling Torture at the Top
Gary King  Tackling Torture at the Top
Thomas Dickinson Tackling Torture at the Top
Mike Madden  Tackling Torture at the Top
Lindsey German  Stop the War Coalition
Abdullah Hasan  UKIM Masjid Khadija IADA
Azad Ali  Muslim Safety Forum
Dr Omer El-Hamdoon  Muslim Association of Britain
Sharhabeel Lone  Kentish Town Community Organisation
Mohammad Sawalha  President, British Muslim Initiative, UK
Mohammed Kozbar  Islam Expo
Saleem Kidwai, OBE Â Muslim Council of Wales
Mrs Firdous Arif  Muslim Women’s Association UK
Dr Sheikh Hojjat Ramzy  Oxford Islamic Information Centre
Muhammad Jinani  Young Muslim Organisation UK
Sister Helen Prejean  Author of ‘Dead Man Walking’ and internationally known Social Activist
John McLoughlin  UNISON
Bob Pitt  Editor, Islamophobia Watch
Abdullah Faliq  Chair, Enough Coalition Against Islamophobia
Professor Richard Jackson  The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, NZ
Imam Shakeel Begg  Imam, Lewisham Islamic Centre, UK
Abdur Raheem Green  Co-Founder, Islamic Education and Research Academy, UK
Yusuf Chambers  Co-Founder, Islamic Education and Research Academy, UK
Saqib Sattar  Vice-Chairman,Islamic Education and Research Academy, UK
Saleem Chagtai  Islamic Education and Research Academy, UK
Hamza Andreas Tzortzis  Islamic Education and Research Academy, UK
Abdullah al-Andalusi  Spokesman, Muslim Debate Initiative, UK
Shaykh Shams Muhammad  Islamic Scholar, Khalifa Foundation, UK
Zahed Ahmed  Khalil Foundation, UK
Imam Wasim Kempson  Imam, Al-Muntada al-Islami, UK
Omar Ali  President, FOSIS, UK
Ibrahim Ali  Vice-President of Student Affairs, FOSIS, UK
Mohammed Kozbar  Director, Finsbury Park Mosque, UK
Tafazal Mohammad  Managing Director, Muslim Youth Skills, UK
Arzu Merali  Islamic Human Rights Commission
Baher Azmy  Centre for Constitutional Rights, USA
Wells Dixon  Centre for Constitutional Rights, USA
Omar Farah  Centre for Constitutional Rights, USA
Shane Kadidal  Centre for Constitutional Rights, USA
Pardiss Kebriaei  Centre for Constitutional Rights, USA
Ben Hayes  Statewatch
Joy Hurcombe  Chair, Save Shaker Aamer Campaign
Farooq Murad  Muslim Council of Britain
AbdelRahman Mussa  CEO, MAB Youth
Ismail Patel  Friends of Al-Aqsa
Shaykh Zahir Mahmood  As-Suffa Institute
Imam Shaqur Rehman  Redbridge Islamic Centre
Alomgir Ali  MRDF
Abdul Khaliq Ebrahim Allie  Muslim Judicial Council
Kamran Khan  Chair, Bolton Council of Mosques
Individual Supporters
Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari  Author, Activist and Parenting Consultant
Mark Steel Comedian
John Pilger Investigative Journalist
Shaykh Sulaiman Ghani Islamic Scholar
Shaykh Shafiur Rahman Islamic Scholar
Shaykh Abu Abdissalaam Islamic Scholar
Fareena Alam Social Activist
Dr Scharlette Holdman Mitigation Specialist
Terry Holdbrooks Former guard at Guantanamo Bay
Dr Uthman Lateef Khateeb and Researcher
Bisher al-Rawi Former Guantanamo Bay detainee
Omar Deghayes Former Guantanamo Bay detainee
Tarek Dergoul Former Guantanamo Bay detainee
Jarallah al-Marri Former Guantanamo Bay detainee
Jim Harrington Attorney for Guantanamo Bay detainee
Major Todd Peirce Former US Military attorney
LT CMD Kevin Bogucki US Military attorney
Captain Michael Schwartz US Military attorney
Cheryl Bormann Attorney for Guantanamo Bay detainee
Victoria Brittain Journalist and author
Arun Kundnani Author
Dr Reza Pankhurst Academic and author
Hodan Yusuf Journalist and mediator
Imran Awan Author
Aamer Anwar Human Rights lawyer
Dr David Nicholl Consultant Neurologist
Noam Chomsky Philosopher, Cognitive, Scientist, Logician, Political Commentator and Activist
Dr Norman Finkelstein Political, Scientist, Activist, Professor and Author
Luke Daniels President of Caribbean Labour Solidarity
Frankie Boyle Comedian
Aamer Rahman Comedian
Supporters from South AfricaÂ
Feroze Ahmed Boda Advocate
Yusuf Dockrat Advocate
Shabnem Mayet Advocate
Yusuf Ismail Attorney
Yousha Tayob Attorney
Afzal Mosam Advocate
Zaheer Adam Attorney
Ziyad Patel Attorney
Farhana Ismail Attorney
Nasser Tayob Attorney
Nadeem Mohammed Attorney
Afzal Abba Attorney
Ridwaan Boda Attorney
Nazmeera Cassim Psychiatrist
Muhammad Kajee Advocate
Shehnaaz Rawat Advocate
Ahmed Cajee Advocate
Hassen Kajee Advocate
(NOTE: CAGE represents cases of individuals based on the remit of our work. Supporting a case does not mean we agree with the views or actions of the individual. Content published on CAGE may not reflect the official position of our organisation.)