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First Guantanamo video released

Mr Khadr was 15 when he was

A videotape of a detainee being questioned at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has been released for the first time.

It shows 16-year-old Omar Khadr being asked by Canadian officials in 2003 about events leading up to his capture by US forces, Canadian media have said.

The Canadian citizen is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier in Afghanistan in 2002.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7507216.stm

 

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Torture and politics

The United States has begun prosecuting accused terrorists at Guantánamo in special military trials. These special trials are far less fair than regular U.S. federal criminal prosecutions. Torture and politics are the reasons why. What is going on? The United States has prosecuted numerous suspected terrorists in U.S. federal criminal courts since 2001. But for the Guantánamo prisoners, the United States changed the rules. Special military trials against five men accused of assisting in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have started. Dozens more are planned. What is the difference between these special military trials and the regular U.S. criminal trials where other suspected terrorists have been prosecuted?

 http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/1284

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Statement of U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin

On the Occasion of the International Day for the Victims of Torture

June 28, 2008 

This week, we observe the International Day for the Victims of Torture. As a member of the Helsinki Commission for many years, and now it's Co-Chairman, I have long seen the pernicious effects of torture in many places around the globe.  Torture breaks the human spirit and robs men, women and children of their human dignity.  Indeed, that is truly its intended purpose.

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MISSION

The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) is the only organization founded by and for torture survivors. The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to support and empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are.

WHO WE ARE/CORE VALUES:

TASSC is a coalition of torture survivors, representing countries and ethnic groups throughout all parts of the world.

WHAT WE DO / GOALS:

• Create a world-wide network of International Communities of Healing for torture survivors and their families

• Influence domestic and international policy through advocacy, social action, public testimony, and targeted media campaigns

• Monitor human rights violations in nations where TASSC members may be at risk

• Operate Helping Hands, a direct assistance program for survivors

• Coordinate the annual United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors (June 26th)

• Speak out personally to the public through the Truth Speakers program. 
  

TASSC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and operates independently of any ideology, government or economic interest.

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