From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Recently we marked the 17 year anniversary since the opening of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo was opened as a place where the U.S. government could imprison people outside the … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This week the Supreme Court made a decision to uphold the Muslim Ban. This means that the administration’s hateful policy to ban individuals from several Muslim-majority nations is being upheld by the Supreme Court. This … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/15/prisons-6000th-day-groups-demand-trump-choose-justice-over-inhumanity-and-closegitmo Published on Friday, June 15, 2018 by Common Dreams “It is outrageous that the U.S. government continues to perpetuate the myth of an ‘endless war,’ as a supposed justification for holding prisoners indefinitely” By Andrea Germanos, staff … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): We must make sure that every Member of Congress stands up against the discriminatory Muslim Ban that violates international human rights law. You can help stop the devastating impact that President Trump’s Executive Order will … Continued