Torture made in USA
Help banish torture in the USA!
Hilzoy has a post about why you need to act now! Congress wants to legalize outsourcing of torture, in violation of all treaties, the US Constitution, and practically every law regarding treatment of prisoners in the world.
As it stands now, "extraordinary rendition" is a clear violation of international law--specifically, the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Degrading and Inhuman Treatment. U.S. law is less clear. We signed and ratified the Convention Against Torture, but we ratified it with some reservations. They might create a loophole that allows us to send a prisoner to Egypt or Syria or Jordan if we get "assurances" that they will not torture a prisoner--even if these assurances are false and we know they are false.
Do you still think the USA is a bastion for democracy and civil rights?
Act now. Write to your representative now! Tell them to vote against that bill that would make torture a legal monstrosity, vote FOR Markey's amendment, which would render you mute against the brutality and abuses of the law.
Act now. While your still have a voice.
UPDATE: It is voting FOR Markey's amendment, as APAC points out.
Comments
Actually, tell them they should vote for Markey's amendment which would prevent extraordinary rendition.
Posted by: APAC | September 30, 2004 10:50 AM
Send them To LA central twin tower jail.
For evry 1000 inmates 2 die and is usualy people with trafic violations. Sheriff's department gets crulest expeled from army solgers.
TB,feaces and vomit every were.Where is amnicty intermational. 50 people in a camera for 12.
Posted by: la | November 9, 2004 4:15 AM