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'''Terry Hicks''' (born 1945) is an Australian man who is known for his campaign for his son, [[David Hicks|David]], who was convicted by the United States of America Guantanamo Military Commission under the [[Military Commissions Act of 2006]] on charges of providing material support for terrorism.

Terry Hicks' campaign included staying in a Guantanamo Bay-sized cage on a New York pavement and outside a convention centre in Adelaide, confronting Prime Minister [[John Howard]] on talkback radio and being interviewed by ''[[Al Jazeera Arabic|al-Jazeera]]''.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/02/1059480598308.html ''The Age'': "How long can Terry Hicks keep going?"]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2972868.stm BBC News: "'Taleban' father in caged protest"]</ref>

In 2006, Hicks was nominated by [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] [[Chief Minister]] [[Jon Stanhope]] for the [[Australian Father of the Year award]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1707011.htm ABC News Online] Terry Hicks deserves father award nomination: Stanhope</ref> A documentary, ''The President Versus David Hicks'', was made about Hicks' attempts to discover what happened to his son.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040818174916/http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s1167200.htm At the Movies" "The President Versus David Hicks"]</ref>

Hicks is married and has another child besides David.<ref>{{cite news|title =Hicks thrilled to be home: father|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Ltd|date=2007-05-26|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/hicks-thrilled-to-be-home-father/2007/05/26/1179601726321.html|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724103728/http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/archives/2004_09/issuesandopinion_story8.shtml ''The Adelaide Review'': "Terry Hicks would be a worthy Father of the Year"]
* [https://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/terry_hicks_man_with_a_mission/ Amnesty International Australia: "Terry Hicks: man with a mission"]

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