Act now. Become an unsubscriberThe New Statesman’s ‘Person of the year award’
Kate Allen: “I was recently asked by the New Statesman magazine to nominate a person of the year for their annual event. I chose Anas el-Banna, the son of Jamil el-Banna, who has been imprisoned without charge or trial at Guantánamo since 2003.”
As many of you will know, Anas has campaigned for his father. Here is what the NS wrote about him:
Anas el-Banna is the 11-year-old son of the Guantanamo prisoner and UK resident Jamil el-Banna. Jamil is one of more than 300 people still held without charge or trial at the notorious prison camp. Anas has led his family's struggle for justice for his father. At Amnesty we've been incredibly impressed as Anas has written to prime ministers, picketed No 10 and appeared on live television. He deserves recognition for his courage and determination.
If you would like to support this nomination (or indeed one of the other nominated people!), please go to the New Statesman's site to do so. You only have until the END OF Wednesday 5 December!
