Iraq
Torture Allegations in Iraq: What you can do
Do More - Make Your Voice Heard
(Note: the action guides and materials below were prepared in the immediate aftermath of the release of the Abu Ghraib photos in the spring of 2004. Unfortunately, they remain relevant and useful, with minor adjustments.)
- Download the Action Guides (all in PDF format)
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- Action Guide: Denounce Torture! A Guide to Action for Justice in Iraq (in PDF). Find out what you and others can do to make your voice heard.
- Organizing Guide: Denounce Torture! U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture June 26, 2004 Organizing Guide (in PDF). This Organizing Guide provides event-planning tips, guidelines, resources, background information and additional actions against torture for the 2004 U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which can be used to plan similar events.
- Organizing Guide: Denounce Torture! Teach-In Organizing Guide (in PDF). A teach-in is a session hosted by any group or organization that desires to discuss an important topic. Use this guide to hold a teach-in to discuss Amnesty International's concerns about torture in Iraq and in other countries.
- Downloadable Materials (all in PDF format)
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- Brochure: This brochure summarizes Amnesty International's concerns. Print out copies of this brochure and hand them out to friends and family (in PDF).
- Media Materials: Download this packet to use in your work with the media. For AIUSA members only. (Members can apply for a password by filling out this form).
- Letter to the Editor: Download this sample letter to the editor and use it as a guide to write a letter to your local paper. (For AIUSA members only. Members can apply for a password by filling out this form).
- "Stop Torture in Iraq" stickers or "Stop Torture in Iraq" stickers with black background: Download these sticker templates, print them on Avery sticker labels 5294 and give them out to your family and friends (in PDF).
- "Stop Torture in Iraq" bumpersticker: Download the template, print them on Avery sticker labels 5165, cut them to size and give them out to your family and friends (in PDF).
- Download a "Stop Torture in Iraq" poster: Download this poster, print it out and post it in a public place (in PDF)!
- Download a "Stop Torture in Iraq" local event poster: Download this poster, print it out, add your event description and post it in a public place (in PDF)!
Learn More About this Issue
- Read letters Amnesty International has sent to President Bush
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- Human Rights Groups' Letter to President Bush (May 7, 2004)
- Amnesty International's open letter to President George W. Bush on the question of torture (May 7, 2004)
- Read reports Amnesty International has published on this issue
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- Iraq: Memorandum on concerns relating to law and order, AI report, July 2003
- Memorandum to the US Government on the rights of people in US custody in Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay, AI report, April 2002