Join a vigil to protest President Trump’s planned order keeping Guantanamo open. Indefinite detention without trial is an outrage; it is torture. WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 30, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm LOCATION: Terry Sanford Federal Building, 310 New Bern (corner of Person St. and New Bern), Raleigh, North Carolina BACKGROUND: An executive order is reportedly being…
Report from “Close Guantanamo” in Washington DC
Joan Walsh, an anti-torture activist from North Carolina, with North Carolina Stop Torture Now, calls on Donald Trump to close Guantánamo at the annual rally outside the White House on January 11, 2018, the 16th anniversary of the opening of the prison. She was supporting the new Close Guantánamo initiative, counting how many days Guantánamo has…
Letters to NC officials needed to support first state-level inquiry into U.S. torture program
On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2017, the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture held ground-breaking public hearings on our state’s role in the post-9/11 U.S. torture program. To view the testimony, go to www.nccit.org. Although they were invited, neither Governor Cooper nor Attorney General Stein testified or sent a representative to the hearings….
NCCIT on NPR The State of Things
Tune in to The State of Things on NPR, June 6th, from 12pm-1pm to hear the heartbreaking story of one survivor, Mohamedou Slahi and the work that is being done to uncover NC’s role in the torture program. NCCIT Commissioner, Frank Goldsmith joins Slahi to talk about the past and the future. Learn more…
NCCIT begins work, gains news coverage
The The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT) had its formal launch with a conference call for media on March 15, 2017. So far, here’s the coverage: WUNC, The State of Things: New Commission to probe alleged NC connection in extraordinary rendition flights (listen) AP national story (as seen in the New York Times, as…
Shed Light on NC Ties to U.S. Torture
On January 13, 2017, the Raleigh News & Observer published an opinion piece by Deborah Weissman (Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, UNC Chapel Hill) and Christina Cowger (coordinator of North Carolina Stop Torture Now). Read the piece at Shed Light on NC Ties to U.S. Torture. Note: This Point of View article…
Resolutions against Torture, in support of NCCIT
As of December 2016, the following organizations have passed resolutions condemning the use of torture and/or in support of the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture: City of Durham, NC City of Carrboro, NC Episcopal Diocese, NC Orange County, NC
Keep Pressure on Burr
NC Stop Torture Now got a mention in the front-page of the October 1, 2016 edition of the Raleigh News & Observer article on Burr’s Intelligence Committee record: Burr banking on Intelligence chairmanship to boost his re-election prospects Two quotes of note: “NC Stop Torture Now, a group of faith and human rights activists in…