Tag Archives: Torture

Six Claims on Detainee Torture, Skewered

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

Posted at http://www.nationofchange.org/six-claims-detainee-torture-skewered-1367250119 Christie Thompson, ProPublica, News Investigation Among the news that ended up being buried in the events last week: A nonpartisan think tank, the Constitution Project, released a scathing, 577-page report (http://detaineetaskforce.org/newsroom/multimedia/) on the U.S.’s treatment, and torture, of detainees … Continue reading →

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PA Conference Against Torture—October 28-29, Harrisburg

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

PA Registration is open!   Go to: www.panetworkagainsttorture.org  to register   The conference will be held at: Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, 20 South Second Street, Harrisburg   This will be an opportunity for individuals and organizations in Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Proceeds Against Rumsfeld, But America Still Awaits a True Accounting of Torture

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):   WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the recent decision by a federal appeals court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for allegedly ordering the … Continue reading →

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Call for End to Prolonged Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):   As you may know, thousands of prisoners in California prisons waged a hunger strike for three weeks to protest the conditions of their imprisonment, and in particular, the use of long-term … Continue reading →

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Sign Petition Urging Rejection of Torture

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/):   Independence Day is a time to celebrate the founding of our nation and the many freedoms we cherish. While many of our clients have been persecuted for supporting opposition candidates, … Continue reading →

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Support Public Release of Report on Past Interrogation/Torture Practices

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

During the next few months, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is likely to finish the report on their investigation into our past interrogation practices. This report will have little effect unless it is made public. It is important that we, … Continue reading →

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Even If Torture Works, It Is Still Immoral

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   By Steven D. Martin and Richard Cizik – Washington Post, On Faith May 13, 2011   Like a recurring nightmare, the argument over whether America should torture detainees has once again gained … Continue reading →

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Toward a Moral Consensus against Torture: A Gathering of Students, Clergy, People of Conscience, and People of Faith—March 25-26, Durham, NC

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):   March 25-26, 2011 at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC   This interfaith gathering aims to equip participants to understand the arguments against torture and to prepare them for anti-torture advocacy … Continue reading →

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Work to Close Guantanamo; Celebrate NRCAT’s 5th Anniversary

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):   Please join NRCAT as we urge the President to continue working to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, a prominent symbol of our nation’s use of torture.   As Congress … Continue reading →

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NRCAT Applauds Formation of Task Force on Detainee Treatment—Take Action

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Scroll down to find several things you can do.   From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org):   We are excited about today’s announcement (December 17) launching an independent, nonpartisan Task Force on Detainee Treatment that seeks to help … Continue reading →

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