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.
- 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:
The Systematic Use of Psychological Torture by US Forces, 2005.
- Silja, Talvi.
Torture Fatigue.
In These Times. 6/29/2005.
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