Posted in Guantanamo & Torture, Torture & Human Dignity, Witness Against Torture on January 17th, 2010 Comments Off
CALL TO ACTION:
Join Witness Against Torture January 11-22, 2010 in a Fast and Vigil to Shut Down Guantanamo, End Torture and Build Justice
“I believe strongly that torture is not moral, legal or effective.” Guantanamo is “a damaging symbol to the world… a rallying cry for terrorist recruitment and harmful to our national security, so closing [...]
Posted in Colombia, Latin America, School of the Americas on December 15th, 2009 Comments Off
On October 31, a delegation of U.S., European and Latin American citizens traveled to Colombia as part of an Ethical Commission, invited by the Movement of Victims of State Crimes in Colombia. As part of their visit, the delegation traveled to Palanquero Air Base in Puerto Salgar (Cundinamarca) to protest a military agreement signed the previous day [...]
Posted in Colombia, Honduras, Latin America, Obama's First 100 Days, School of the Americas on December 1st, 2009 Comments Off
By Scott Wright
Once again, thousands of people from all walks of life converged on the School of the Americas/WHINSEC to call for the closing of the U.S. military’s school to train Latin America’s armies. This year, too, marked the 20th anniversary of the assassination of the six Jesuit priests from El Salvador, their housekeeper and [...]
Posted in Guantanamo & Torture, Human Rights, Torture & Human Dignity, Witness Against Torture on October 7th, 2009 Comments Off
By Scott Wright
TASSC Event Coordinator
For the 12th consecutive year, the Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition (TASSC International) gathered in the halls of Congress and the streets of Washington DC to call out to the U.S. government and governments of the world: “Torture Never Again!” the theme of this year’s gathering.
More than 75 survivors of [...]
Posted in Actions and Campaigns, Obama's First 100 Days, Witness Against Torture on January 22nd, 2009 Comments Off
Dear Friends:
We hope you’ve heard the good news that today President Obama signed the executive order we have been seeking — an executive order that ends the CIA abuse of detainees, closes U.S. secret prisons, and provides the International Committee of the Red Cross with access to U.S.-held detainees.