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‘Expeditiously’ close Guantanamo
Religious leaders call on president, Congress to shut detention center
President Obama announces recommitment to end keeping prisons in perpetuity in ‘no man’s land. read more »
‘Fact not Fiction’
'Zero Dark 30’ inaccurately portrays torture
National Religious Campaign Against Torture video produced to end U.S.-sponsored forever. read more »
U.S. solitary confinement assessment welcomed
Called ‘critical step’ in working to end torture in U.S. prisons
National Institute of Corrections to conduct first-ever comprehensive and independent review. read more »
Shut Guantanamo detention camp
Faith, human-rights groups rally in front of U.S. Supreme Court
Demonstrators charge 11-year-old facility has become a symbol of U.S.-sponsored torture policies and human-rights violations. read more »
Torture does not work
I am grateful to Rich Killmer and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture for bringing us together today, the 11th anniversary of the day the first detainees were imprisoned at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. This occasion provides us an opportunity as a nation to reflect on our government... read more »
A reflection on Human Rights Day
"Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having... read more »
Human Rights Day Dec. 10
Shining a light on torture
National Religious Campaign Against Torture has materials to help faith communities mark observance. read more »
Abolition of Torture
Torture in any form, whether psychological or physical, is dehumanizing to the victim and to the perpetrator. For the victim, the mental and physical scars can last a lifetime. The psychological effects can include insomnia, nightmares, memory loss, depression and post traumatic stress disorder. For the perpetrator, there is a... Read More
“Solitary confinement dehumanizes us all”
Anthony Graves spent 18 years incarcerated and in solitary confinement before he was exonerated for a crime he did not committ. Graves testified yesterday at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights chaired by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). As... read more »
Solitary Confinement Disregards Sacred Worth - Hearing on Capitol Hill
GBCS's Director of Civil and Human Rights, Bill Mefford, will testify today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights in a hearing on Reassessing Solitary Confinement. The following is a transcript of Bill's testimony: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for... read more »