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The Global Citizen: torture
Citizens for Global Solutions is proud to announce the release of Faithful Against Torture, a collection of essays by people of faith considering torture in the light of the principles, precepts and traditions of their religions. The book includes an introduction by Rev. Richard Killmer, the Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
October 23, 2008 - NEW YORK - On Friday, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly held an interactive discussion with the UN expert on torture. At the Assembly, Manfred Nowak , the UN Special Rapporteur on the subject, conveyed his disappointment that "torture is still a frequent or even standard practice in many countries, even 60 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
On August 13, 2008 the state of California passed Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 19 , which effectively prevents any California healthcare professional from engaging in torture, as defined by international standards.
The resolution comes in reaction to President Bush's March veto of a bill passed by Congress that would have amounted to a nationwide ban on torture.
Trial Begins in Miami for Torture Committed in Liberia
September 23, 2008 - The upcoming trial for the ex-Liberian president's son, Charles 'Chuckie' Taylor, Jr., marks the first remarkable step towards prosecuting human rights offenders who commit their abuses abroad.
Chuckie Taylor is accused of ordering torture during his father's presidency in Liberia between 1997 and 2003 as head of the nation's Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU). Mr. Taylor is an American citizen, and was born in Massachusetts.
On June 22, 2008, "Report: Torture failed on Sept. 11 Planner," highlighted the growing acceptance that torture does not work. CIA agent, Deuce Martinez, notably established a relationship with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad (suspected 9/11 conspirator) that produced actionable intelligence. After years of experts pleading that "cruel and unusual" methods of interrogation do not result in valuable information, it is not surprising that establishing rapport, and a level of personal understanding, were effective.
Unsurprising outrage from conservatives has erupted in response to last week's Supreme Court ruling, granting habeas corpus rights to detainees held at Guantanamo. It seems that right-wingers have assumed a zero-sum mentality regarding the issue of basic legal rights to that of siding with terrorism. Scalia noted that the Justices of majority opinion can be seen as "nothing less than accomplices to murder." That is quite an attack.
While in the UK for a friend's wedding, it has been interesting to gauge British opinions across the party divide about the use of torture in U.S. interrogation policy (and British complicity in renditions) - not strictly pleasant wedding conversation but nonetheless an issue that has been at the forefront of the global press and an important issue on the agenda of ordinary British citizens.
Wired.Com has just released a set of previously unseen images from Abu Gharib that were recently used in a presentation on torture at the TED conference in Monterey, California. The photos are horrific (viewer discretion is advised) and will certainly reopen the global debate on torture and U.S. actions in Iraq. There is little doubt that the U.S.
It has recently come to light that the Canadian government has put the U.S.
As the first session of the 110th Congress winds to a close, it is good to see that there are increased signs of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans on a issues that are critical to the well being of the country.
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