Denounce Torture: Stop it Now!


Downloadable Organizing Materials

Use the following downloadable materials to help organize events in your community.

Help Ground Air Torture!
Air Torture is Amnesty International's campaign to put a stop to the use of extraordinary rendition.  We need your help by taking this campaign to your community!  After September 11th, 2001, the President apparently gave the CIA enhanced powers to transport detainees to countries where they will likely face torture and inhuman treatment.  Help us stop this practice by "grounding Air Torture" for good!
Sign up for the Air Torture campaign. »

Denounce Torture Action Guide
Join Amnesty International USA’s special Denounce Torture initiative and demonstrate your opposition to torture and ill-treatment of those detained in US custody, while denouncing the plight of torture victims everywhere with this action guide.

Denounce Torture Teach-in Guide
One of the most significant roles you can play as an advocate against the use of torture and illtreatment by agents of the U.S. Government is to educate people in your community or school about the problem and inspire them to take action. Our Teach-in Guide will show you how.


Issue Briefs

Amnesty Calls for Independent Commission
"Extraordinary Renditions": Outsourcing Torture


Background Information

Framework for closing Guantanamo
Frequently Asked Questions on "Extraordinary Rendition"
Below the Radar: Secret Flights to Torture and 'Disappearance'
Partners in Crime: Europe’s Role in U.S. Renditions
About Torture
Torture and the Law
U.S. and International Standards
Remarks of U.S. Rep John Conyers, Jr.
Abu Ghraib: One Year Later, Who's Responsible?
Military, Intelligence and Law Enforcement Officers Opposing Torture
U.S. Presidents, Cabinet Members and Senators Opposing Torture
Transcipt: Online chat on torture, ill-treatment, and U.S. foreign policy
Tortured Logic: Thumbscrewing International Law, from Amnesty International Magazine
Torture Worldwide: Report available in our online store


2005 Annual Report

At the launch of its 2005 Annual Report, Amnesty International called on foreign governments to uphold their obligations under international law by investigating U.S. officials implicated in the development or implementation of interrogation techniques that constitute torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. While the U.S. government has failed to conduct a genuinely independent and comprehensive investigation, the officials implicated in these crimes are nonetheless subject to investigation and possible arrest by other nations while traveling abroad.
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