Resources
Use the following downloadable materials to help organize events in your community.
Disturbingly, in a recent speech President Obama rejected an independent commission of inquiry into torture and endorsed revised, yet still unfair, military commissions and indefinite detention. Use this guide to host a screening of "Torture on Trial," a powerful new 30-minute documentary from Link TV that will inspire your guests to write and call President Obama, urging him to change course. The guide includes easy to follow steps on how to plan your screening, background information on the issues and four key actions for your guests to take. Need a copy of the film? Show the film online from your computer or email ctwj@aiusa.org for a DVD.
This flier promotes our call-in action to President Obama on accountability for torture, and is perfect for tabling, events and rallies. It includes the phone number to the White House comment line and a saimple script. Print these on orange paper, cut them into quarters and you're all set. If you need large quantities, email us at ctwj@aiusa.org and we will send them to you. Please be sure to remind people to text or email the campaign to let us know they called; the flier includes the contact information.
This issue brief outlines Amnesty International's call for President Obama and Members of Congress to establish or support an independent commission of inquiry into torture and other human rights violations committed by the US government and contractors in the "war on terror." The US government is required by international law to respect and ensure human rights, to thoroughly investigate every violation of those rights, and to bring perpetrators to justice, no matter their level of office or former level of office. Victims of human rights violations have the right under international law to access to remedy and reparation. In addition, there is a collective and individual right to the truth about violations.
This online training will introduce you to the basic concepts behind torture and human rights. Upon completion, you will be able to articulate Amnesty International’s stance on torture, cite facts and refer to specific cases to support Amnesty International’s stance, define torture, respond to other viewpoints, and identify concrete actions to support the Counter Terror with Justice Campaign.
A list of quotes from members of the military and intelligence communities against torture, illegal detention and Guantanamo, and for accountability for human rights violations.
Raise awareness and inspire action in your community by holding an event with one of these engaging speakers.
Amnesty International is setting a human rights challenge for the first 100 days of President Barack Obama's term in office. From closing Guantanamo to ensuring fair trials to ending torture and ill-treatment to ensuring accountability, we are calling on President Obama to demonstrate commitment to human rights and counter terror with justice. Use this checklist in conjunction with the 100 Days Action, www.amnestyusa.org/100days.
In its 19 May 2006 conclusions, the Committee against Torture called for the closure of the Guantánamo detention camp. Following the reported suicides of the three detainees on 10 June 2006, five UN human rights experts reiterated their call for urgent closure of the facility. It is these calls for closure of Guantánamo which have drawn a series of comments from President Bush and a number of officials in the US administration.
This Q&A document looks at rendition and considers the legality of secret detention; victims of rendition; black sites, their location and conditions; involvement of the USA in this practice; states' responsibility for aircraft passing through their territory, and much more.
Amnesty International calls on all governments to implement the following 12-point program and invites concerned individuals and organizations to ensure that they do so.
"No law enforcement official may inflict, instigate or tolerate any act of torture...nor may any law enforcement official invoke superior order or exceptional circumstances...as a justification of torture...
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1984 and entered into force on June 26, 1987.
"Torture is the systematic destruction of person, family, neighborhood, school, work, formal and informal organizations, and nation, with the purpose of controlling a population the state perceives to be dangerous...Torture is the worst experience a human being can endure and survive."
Unsubscribe is a movement of people united against human rights abuses in the 'war on terror'.
Mainstream editorial opinion in America’s print media now supports a total ban on torture, according to a survey of the country’s 35 largest-readership newspapers.
The right to a fair trial is a cornerstone of democratic societies. How a person is treated when accused of a crime provides a concrete demonstration of how far a state respects human rights.
