From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): Since the Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) opened its doors in the mid-1980s, we have extended rehabilitative care to tens of thousands of torture survivors around the world, nearly all … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): Please join our National Week of Action to Close Guantanamo from January 6 – 14! President Trump is about to put in place a plan for determining whether new detainees are sent … Continued
From Friends Committee on National Legislation (http://www.fcnl.org): On Wednesday, 17 senators introduced the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act — legislation to shore up the U.S. capacity to prevent deadly conflict. At a time when President Trump has proposed … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): The ugly threat of torture is back. Your help is needed now. CVT is horrified at reports of a draft Executive Order that would facilitate torture and abusive detention practices, including … Continued
By Rev. Ron Stief , Executive Director, National Religious Campaign Against Torture Jan 24, 2017 | 11:09 AM One of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels is when Peter—as he watches Jesus’ arrest and imminent torture–denies even knowing who Jesus is out of fear … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): This week, NPR and The Marshall Project published a series of stories uncovering the harrowing use of torture at the Lewisburg federal penitentiary in central Pennsylvania, where incarcerated people are routinely forced … Continued