Arguing that the United States owes a public debt to those who refused to support or participate in torture, PEN American Center has joined with nine other leading human rights organizations in calling on President Obama “formally to honor the soldiers and public servants who, when our nation went off course, stayed true to our nation’s most fundamental ideals.” Following is the letter we sent.
observedAmerican Civil Liberties UnionAmnesty International, USACenter for Victims of TortureHuman Rights FirstHuman Rights WatchNational Religious Campaign Against TortureOpen Society FoundationsPEN American CenterPhysicians for Human RightsThe Rutherford InstituteTAKE ACTION:Ask President Obama to Honor Those Who Stood Up to Torture