Last week, a House committee approved legislation requiring the Pentagon's Inspector General to investigate whether the attorneys for Guantanamo detainees
violated the law by gathering information about CIA officers suspected of participating in interrogations1. Before that,
the Pentagon banned reporters from covering military commission hearings, charging that they published the name of an Interrogator whose identity was supposed to remain classified. However, the reporters point to evidence that this Interrogator's identity was made public by the Pentagon years ago
2.
These events prove exactly what we were afraid of. Without an independent investigation into torture and transparency at all levels of justice, we cannot expect rules to be followed or rights to be upheld.
That's why on June 26th we really need you to stand with us, as you've done so amazingly in the past, and organize events that will remind everyone – including your friends, neighbors, classmates, and elected officials – how
the U.S. has allowed one of the worst human rights violations to take place and has done nearly nothing to put it right.
Tell us how you plan to sound the alarm during your Torture Awareness Month event.
Thank you for your support. I look forward to sounding the alarm with you all throughout June!
Njambi Good
Campaign Director, Counter Terror with Justice
Amnesty International USA
P.S. When you join us on June 26th,
we'll send you a free Torture Awareness Month Action Packfilled with a DVD of The Response (a docudrama about Guantanamo), a campaign T-Shirt and all the materials you'll need to organize a successful vigil, film screening or other local event.
