From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/):
The lawsuit against the two architects of the CIA’s torture program reached a settlement today. Psychologists James Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen had been facing trial for devising the torture program that was used by the CIA after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The ACLU suit was filed on behalf of three victims of torture, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud and Suleiman Abdullah Salim, who survived the torture, and on behalf of the family of Gul Rahman, who died in a CIA prison cell. This is a historic victory for these victims and survivors of torture worldwide.
Today is a time to recognize that some measure of justice and accountability is possible. Despite today’s announcement, the menace of torture still exists. Now we must redouble our efforts to seek justice for the millions of torture victims around the world, including the estimated 1.3 million refugee survivors living in the United States.
We must continue to expose the truth about torture so the American people know about this dark chapter in our nation’s history and to drive home for the American people the appalling reality of our government’s shameful embrace of torture.
Sign on with CVT in rejecting torture absolutely and saying NEVER AGAIN at http://rejecttorture.cvt.org/cvtpetition/.
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