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June 27, 2007
Lift Your Voice Against Torture
by Faithful Progressive
c/o Center for the Victims of Torture:
Take Action on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Dear Faithful Progressive:
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment states unequivocally, “No act of war, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification for torture.”
This June 26, we mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention. In the U.S. and Africa, the Center for Victims of Torture will gather with volunteers and supporters to express our support for survivors and rededicate ourselves to work for an end to torture.
We hope you will join us.
The Administration is currently drafting interrogation guidelines for the CIA. Please contact your Senators and Representative and urge them to support one interrogation standard for all U.S. personnel. Tell them torture and cruelty are a violation of U.S. law and our nation’s respect for human dignity.
Subject: Torture is un-American
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
I am writing in recognition of the 20th anniversary June 26 of the Convention Against Torture, which states, "No act of war, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification for torture."
As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that America fights terrorism while respecting the rule of law and the basic human right not to be tortured.
To eliminate any ambiguities about abusive interrogation techniques, I urge you to:
1) Support the Army Field Manual on Interrogations (FM 2-22.3) as the minimum standard for the treatment of prisoners by all U.S. personnel, including the CIA and contractors;
2) Criminalize the use of any abusive interrogation techniques by military personnel and CIA interrogators;
4) Prohibit the use of all evidence obtained through techniques that run afoul of the Army Field Manual for Interrogations.
Torture and cruelty are illegal and a violation of our nation's respect for the rule of law and human dignity.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
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Posted by Faithful Progressive at June 27, 2007 07:40 PM
