Actions and Campaigns

SOA Prison Witness: Called to Bold Action for Peace

October 25, 2008

By Judith Kelly Judith Kelly of Arlington, VA, facilitates trainings with the Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service (www.paceebene.org), and supports the School of the Americas Watch () movement. She is a member of Pax Christi and St. Aloysius Parish in Washington, DC. On April 2003, a few days before I reported to Alderson Federal...
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Zero Tolerance for Torture Anywhere, Anytime, and Under Any Circumstance

October 25, 2008

Letter from Sr. Dianna Ortiz, OSU Fall, 2004 My Dear Friends, Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter.” I send greeting to you from TASSC, the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International. Each of the members of our organization is a survivor of torture and, therefore,...
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SOA Watch Victory in Congress for Disclosure on Military Training

October 20, 2008

We Won the Vote in Congress! Pentagon Forced to Release Information to SOA Watch Thanks to your efforts and hard work in defense of human rights, the culture of secrecy and lack of accountability surrounding Defense Department policies suffered a severe blow today when the U.S. House of Representatives approved the McGovern-Sestak-Bishop (GA) amendment...
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Is It True?

October 20, 2008

Is It True? By Usama Abu Kabir (Guantanamo Prisoner) Is it true that the Grass grows again after the rain? Is it true that the Flowers will rise up in the Spring? Is it true that the Birds will migrate home again? Is it true that the Salmon swim back up the stream? It...
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