On Monday, May 21, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture joins with Amnesty International USA and the Center for Constitutional Rights in delivering more than 60,000 names of people who have signed statements urging President Obama to issue a formal apology to Arar.
Rev. Richard L. Killmer | Posted 05.03.2012
As a nation founded on religious and moral values, we cannot begin to move past the shameful use of torture until we ensure that U.S. government-sponsored torture never occurs again. Justifications for the use of torture impede us from this important task.
Rev. Richard L. Killmer | Posted 01.28.2012
As people of faith, we know that torture is always and unequivocally wrong. God created all people with dignity and worth, and we grieve knowing that inflicting harm and cruelty on another human being scars and diminishes us all.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.05.2011
June 26 was United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. In the United States, both human rights and religious organizations had...
Rev. Richard L. Killmer | Posted 05.21.2012