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 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 Guantanamo & Torture, Human Rights, Torture & Human Dignity on October 7th, 2009 Comments Off
By Paul Krugman
New York Times
April 23, 2009
Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.” So declared President Obama, after his commendable decision to release the legal memos that his predecessor used to justify torture. Some people in the political and media establishments have echoed his position. We need [...]
Posted in Guantanamo & Torture, Human Rights, Torture & Human Dignity, Uncategorized on October 7th, 2009 Comments Off
By Navi Pillay
June 26, 2009
The prohibition of torture is one of the most absolute to be found anywhere in international law. Article 2 of the Convention against Torture is unequivocal: “No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked [...]
Posted in Actions and Campaigns, Guantanamo & Torture, Obama's First 100 Days, Witness Against Torture on January 17th, 2009 Comments Off
Once again, human rights activists gathered to mark a sad and shameful anniversary in the history of the United States. On January 11th, seven years ago the first planeload of men arrived at Guantanamo-hooded and shackled. Since then, more than 1,000 men have passed through this 21st century penal colony-tortured, abused, told they would be [...]