List/Grid Author Archives: Katharina
No War With Iran!
JANUARY 2020 Guantánamo Committee: This year’s Justice Now: Close Guantánamo & End Torture Rally is happening on January 11 at 1pm. Together with Witness Against Torture we are co-sponsoring the…
We Believe In The Rule Of Law
DECEMBER 2019 Guantanamo Committee: PTers Nancy Meyer and Emily Grandcolas travelled to Guantanamo to witness the pretrials there. CLICK HERE to read Nancy Meyer’s poignant report about the kafkaesque nature…
On the 18th Anniversary Of the Opening of Guantanamo Bay Prison
January 11, 2020 Speech Delivered at the “Justice Now: Close Guantánamo & End Torture Rally” My nephew, Adam Arias, was murdered on 9/11 in the World Trade Center with almost…
Don’t Execute the 9/11 Plotters
New York Daily News, Opinion December 31, 2019 Flushing: I am opposed to the death penalty for the five men on trial for plotting 9/11. My opposition does not spring…
Why We Rely On You For A Peaceful 2020
Dear Friends! I am writing to you today about the long shadow of September 11, 2001 and the fact that our voice is still needed. More than 18 years have…
The Torture Report: Reflections by Colleen Kelly
Torture was never okay The first time I saw Khalid Sheik Mohammed I was at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Mohammed — the alleged mastermind of 9/11 — was behind triple-paned…
Toward A Peace Process For Afghanistan
New York, December 5, 2019 Let us have a beginning to a real peace process in Afghanistan. For this to be possible, it is necessary that negotiations be resolutely widened…
The Torture Report: Reflections by Nancy Meyer
The Torture Report by Nancy Meyer The Report is a captivating movie. Nothing in it – from the government-sponsored cruelty experienced by captives depicted in the torture scenes to the…
The Torture Report: Reflections by Valerie Lucznikowska
October 2019 Who are we? As Americans. As individuals. This thought gripped me when I first heard of the kidnapping and torture of people captured as suspected terrorists. The subsequent…
The Torture Report: Reflections by Terry Kay Rockefeller
Reflections by Terry Kay Rockefeller On September 10th, 2001, I was a proud citizen of a country based on the rule of law and adherence to fundamental human rights –…
