Writers Hail Executive Orders Ending Torture and Illegal Detention
PEN American Center praised President Barack Obama’s quick action in signing executive orders closing Guantanamo Bay and other secret detention facilities and explicitly banning torture, actions the organization has… More
PEN Urges Senators to Insist on Clear Rejection of Abusive Interrogations
Disturbed by the reluctance of Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey to speak clearly and forcefully against torture and other forms of cruel and inhumane treatment during his confirmation hearings… More
Binding the Hands of Torturers
When the Senate voted this week to bring America's chain of military prison camps under the rule of law, President Bush threatened a veto. The White House explained his… More
Senate Moves to Protect Military Prisoners Despite Veto Threat
In a sharp rebuke to the White House, the Senate overwhelmingly agreed Wednesday to regulate the detention, interrogation and treatment of prisoners held by the American military. More
Abu Ghraib Unresolved
Ever since the world learned of the illegal detentions and brutal behavior at American military prisons, the Bush administration has bet it could outlast public outrage with phony investigations… More
PEN urges Senate to examine Gonzales’s record on torture policies
PEN American Center asked members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today to use this Thursday's hearings on the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as an opportunity to reassert United States… More
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