TORTURE & OTHER ILL-TREATMENT
In the years since 9/11, the U.S. government has repeatedly violated both international and domestic prohibitions on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the name of fighting terrorism. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment must stop, and those responsible for authorizing and implementing it must be held accountable. Read more »
Take Action
» Read the 10 Against Torture letters and forward your favorite to the President
» Demand Congress & President Obama investigate and prosecute torture
» Write letters on behalf of people at risk of torture worldwide
» Host a screening of the powerful 30-minute documentary Torture on Trial
Latest News
USA: Amnesty International Asks Why Obama Can't Close Guantánamo by His DeadlineNovember 18, 2009
USA: Amnesty International Calls Transfer of 9/11 Suspects to Federal Courts "An Important Step" - Concerns Remain about Military Commissions
November 13, 2009
Egypt: Convictions in Abu Omar Rendition Case a Step Toward Accountability
November 05, 2009
Latest Reports
USA: Attorney General orders "preliminary review" into CIA detention cases -- full investigation long overdueSeptember 01, 2009
Canada still refusing to seek Omar Khadr's repatriation from Guantánamo; Mohammed Jawad returned to Afghanistan
August 28, 2009
USA: Trials in error. Third go at misconceived military commissions experiment
July 16, 2009
Resources
Action Resources
» Issue Brief: Getting to the Truth about Torture Through an Independent Commission of Inquiry
» Quotes from the military & intelligence communities
» Report: Mixed Messages: Counter Terror & Human Rights: President Obama's First 100 Days
Background Resources
» Torture and the Law
» U.S. and International Standards Against Torture
» 12 Point Program for the Prevention of Terror
» Report: The Promise of Real Change: President Obama's Executive Orders on Detentions and Interrogations
» Report: USA: Investigation, Prosecution, Remedy: Accountability for Human Rights Violations in the "war on terror"
» Background on two of President Bush's executive orders
