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We Are Pushing Biden to Close Guantanamo
Obama said he’d close Guantánamo — these activists are pushing Biden to finish the job What should have been an end to the Guantánamo saga in 2012, was only the…
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WEBINARS: FACING TRAUMA: The Intersection of Healing and Justice CLICK HERE to access the webinar and use the passcode: j42*yXgQ In recognition of last year’s 19th commemoration of 9/11, we…
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…
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…
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 –…
The Torture Report: Reflections by Phyllis Rodriguez
October 18, 2019 Revisiting the Loss of My Son and its Aftermath The Report evoked painful memories and deep emotion in me. It is a reminder of the loss of…
Adele Welty’s Review of “The Report”
November 2019 Just when I think I’ve seen or heard it all in my eighty-plus years, along comes an explosive expose’ to wake me up – again. Although not unique to…
Gorsuch Has History of Defending Torture
March 19, 2017 — To the Editor: On the surface, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, appears to be a pleasant and moderate man. But Mr….
