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Some References on the Torture Issue

Most of these references were used for the Out of Horror, Hope curriculum. Many more can be found elsewhere on line.

216th General Assembly (2004) of the Presbyterian Church (USA). A Resolution and Confession on the Torture and Abuse of Prisoners. This is an Adobe Acrobat pdf document.
Amnesty International. Report AMR 51/063/2005, United States of America: Guantanamo and beyond: The continuing pursuit of unchecked executive power, Appendix 3, "Alleged detention and interrogation practices," and Appendix 4, "Recommendations: Preventing Torture & Ill Treatment," May 13, 2005.
Amnesty International. Amnesty International's 12-Point Program for the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Agents of the State.
Beaumont, Peter. Revealed: grim world of new Iraqi torture camps. The Observer, 7/3/2005.
Center for Victims of Torture. Eight Lessons of Torture.
Dept. of the Army, Field Manual FM 34-52, Intelligence Interrogation, May 1987. [This guide clearly explains that torture is unreliable and may never be used.]
Herbert, Bob. It's Called Torture, The New York Times, 2/28/2005.
Hersh, Seymour. From his series in The New Yorker:
Torture at Abu Ghraib, May 10, 2004.
Chain of Command, May 17, 2004.
The Gray Zone, May 24, 2004.
Outsourcing Torture, Feb. 14, 2005.
Hurst, Lynda. Island Paradise or Torture Chamber?, Republished from Toronto Star by Guerrilla News Network, 7/2/05.
King, Doug. It's Time to say No to Torture, 6/6/05.
Lee, Burton J. III. The Stain of Torture. The Washington Post, 7/1/05.
Physicians for Human Rights. Abu Ghraib - One Year Later: Comprehensive Report Documents Use of Psychological Torture by US Forces, 5/1/2005.
Full report: Break Them Down: This is an Adobe Acrobat pdf document. The Systematic Use of Psychological Torture by US Forces, 2005.
Silja, Talvi. Torture Fatigue. In These Times. 6/29/2005.
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