NORTH CAROLINA STOP TORTURE NOW
PO Box 12707Raleigh, NC 27605
contact@ncstoptorturenow.org
(919) 834-4478
(eveings and weekends, or messages during business hours)
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Endorse the Call for a North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture
and
Urge Governor Beverly Perdue, Attorney General Roy Cooper, District Attorney Susan Doyle, and Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell to investigate Aero Contractors.
Simply complete and submit the form below.
Take a Moment to Apologize to Maher Arar
Maher Arar suffered torture because of the actions of U.S. officials, and an apology is now long overdue. Arar, a Canadian citizen, was travelling home to Canada from visiting relatives in Tunisia in 2002. While changing planes at New York City’s JFK airport, he was detained by U.S. authorities and then transferred secretly to Syria, where he was held for a year and tortured. Released without charge, he was allowed to return to Canada, and the Canadian government issued an apology.
However, the U.S. government has failed to apologize or offer Arar any form of remedy—despite its obligation to do so under the UN Convention Against Torture and other human rights treaties.
Join Amnesty International's action along with: 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, author Stephen King, and former interrogator Matthew Alexander.
Urge President Obama and Congress to apologize to Maher Arar and fulfill his right to remedy.
It’s the right thing to do.
2-4 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
3313 Wade Avenue
Organizational and Individual Endorsements Sought
on Call for North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture
The next steps in seeking accountability for our state's role in extraordinary rendition have begun and your support is needed. Four members of North Carolina Stop Torture Now represent the group on the Organizing Committee for a North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture. For Details. Please get in touch if your organization recognizes the need for formal examination of North Carolina's role in extraordinary rendition and is ready to commit the time and energy of identified individuals to:
The task of building a broad coalition of organizations and opinion-leaders from around the state and among a diverstiy of political viewpoints, communities of faith, ethnic identity, and socio-economic strata will require sustained effort. We are convinced, though, that working to achieve accountability is essential. Our safety, our national ideals, and the integrity of the men and women who risk their lives to defend them depend on it.Present, explain and advocate on behalf of the call to other organizations; and
To receive, discuss and respond to the Commission's report; or
To help build a seed fund to support the staff essential to launch and sustain the work of the commission.
DONATE
Donations in support of NCSTN's work are welcomed, make your check payable to:
North Carolina Stop Torture Now
and mail to:
PO Box 12707
Raleigh, NC 27605 Questions about directing donations that may qualify as charitable contributions should be directed to:
contact@ncstoptorturenow.org
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