A HAGLEY human rights campaigner joined former Guantánamo Bay inmates as they demonstrated outside the US Embassy in London calling for the closure of the notorious prison camp.

Dr David Nicholl joined Shaker Aamer, who was released just under three months ago after being caged for more than 13 years without charge or trial, and others who were incarcerated in the US camp at a vigil to mark the 14th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay.

The former prisoners took selfies outside the embassy and gave media interviews calling for US president Barrack Obama to make good on his promise to shut down the infamous facility in Cuba, which still holds 104 detainees.

Dr Nicholl, who campaigned tirelessly for Mr Aamer's release and who was one of the first people to meet him upon his return to Britain last October, said the gathering on Monday (January 11) was "very emotional" as it was the first time the inmates had seen Mr Aamer since they were imprisoned.

He said: "It was the most wonderful thing."

Consultant neurologist Dr Nicholl, who ran marathons and went on hunger strike to raise the profile of Mr Aamer's case during a ten-year campaign, added: "Shaker's mission now is to get them to close Guantánamo.

"He's an incredibly upbeat person and that comes across in interviews. He refuses to think anything negative but he's worried for the people still there; that's a worry for all of us. Unless something dramatic is sorted out in the next 12 months it will carry on for another four years."