The Guantánamo detainees are even more isolated in these days of Covid-19. The International Red Cross is no longer making regular visits, and attorney visits have been greatly cut back due to the need to quarantine at either end of a visit. Click here to sign up to write a letter to a prisoner. A letter template is…
Rep. David Price Pushes CIA for Answers on Torture
Rep. David Price (D-NC) has taken a courageous step in pressing the CIA on its post-9/11 rendition, detention and interrogation (RDI) program. The program has long been veiled in secrecy despite the Senate’s investigation of torture at CIA black sites. Rep. Price’s letter is aimed at an aspect that the Senate did not examine —…
Rep. David Price calls for torture accountability at Raleigh screening of “The Report”
Rep. David Price (D-NC) welcomed the audience at a Nov. 2, 2019 screening of the new thriller film “The Report” at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. “This film emphasizes the continuing role and obligation of Congress to bring light to the mistakes of our country’s past,” Rep. Price said. In “The Report,”…
North Carolinians to Gov. Cooper: Break Your Silence on Torture
About 35 people held vigil in the hot sun outside Governor Cooper’s Raleigh office on Wed., June 26. They came from Mecklenburg, Orange, Durham, Wake, and Johnston counties to urge the Governor to break his silence on North Carolina’s shameful role in CIA torture. At the end of the vigil, Jeremy Collins, Director of the…
Vigil at NC Governor’s Office June 26
Join us in a one-hour vigil and press conference on June 26, a Wednesday. This is UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, and Congressman David Price will read the Executive Summary of the NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture report into the Congressional Record on this same day. It is also the one-year anniversary…
Ending NC’s Involvement in Torture
A bill geared towards ending North Carolina’s involvement in acts of torture was filed on Thursday, April 12, 2019 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. HB 740 is called “Ending NC’s Involvement in Torture.” The bill has three primary sponsors: Democratic Representatives Verla Insko, Pricey Harrison and Graig Meyer. The 18 co-sponsors represent districts…
Charlotte – May 2
Faith and Conscience: A Call for Accountability for Torture Thursday, May 2, 6:00-8:00 pm Myers Park Baptist Church 1900 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207 NC’s Role in Torture: A Faith Response Learn – Reflect – Act The convocation will explore North Carolina’s connection, through the use of its public airports, a local airline (Aero Contractors),…
New Johnston County Commissioners receive report of NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture
On Feb. 4, 2019, three Johnston County Commissioners received hard copies of the September 2018 report “Torture Flights” by the NC Commission of Inquiry on Torture. These commissioners were either new to the board, or were re-elected after a stint off the board. Chapter 8 of the report describes how the Johnston County Commissioners have…