High school students join calls to stop torture
A very brave group of 50 high school senior receiving the Presidential Scholars award at the White House delivered a hand-written letter to President Bush yesterday at the ceremony, according to the...
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Happy Constitution Day from Gonzo to the incoming Harvard Law School class
Greetings fellow Harvardees! I honestly can’t recall a finer Constitution Day than this one. Today, I quit my job as Attorney General, and everyone is cheering me on. I even got my first compliment...
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Urgent Action–CALL ON SENATORS TO OPPOSE MUKASEY & STOP TORTURE
From the Harvard Law Student Advocates for Human Rights: **PLEASE READ, CALL YOUR SENATOR, AND FORWARD** Key states: NY, CA, WI, & MD “The reason we don’t have an attorney general…is because the...
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Students and Activists Demand Habeas Now
Students and activists held protests on campuses and in front of federal court houses in solidarity with Guantánamo detainees in the lead up to the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments December 5,...
View ArticleWill No One Listen to Bashmilah? Deaf Ears for CIA Torture Survivor
This week, a CIA black sites torture survivor, Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah, spoke out through a lengthy report by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law School and in an interview...
View ArticleThe Senate’s Chance to Redeem Itself on Mukasey and Torture
When asked at his confirmation hearing whether waterboarding used and approved by the Bush administration against detainees was torture, Michael Mukasey refused to answer because he had not been...
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URGENT: Tell the White House to Sign the Anti-Torture Bill
***Call the White House at 202-456-1111, or email the President at comments@whitehouse.gov to express your support for H.R. 2082 (the Intelligence Authorization bill).*** ***The law (H.R. 2082) would...
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URGENT: Call on Congress to Override the Bush Veto
An urgent appeal from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture: TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE Dear Friends: On Saturday, March 8, President Bush vetoed H.R. 2082, an important piece of...
View ArticleCall the Senate today! Ensure new Attorney General knows what torture is!
Our Nation’s Chief Lawyer Must Make A Clear Statement Against Torture This Thursday, January 15th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to decide whether nominee Eric Holder should be...
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