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Veterans For Peace
Ban Torture Campaign
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Urge President-Elect Obama to Fullfill His Campaign Promise:
“As President, I will close Guantánamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions”
– Barack Obama, 8/1/07
Youtube Video -- "Close GITMO and End Military Commissions"
By the ACLU and the BraveNew Foundation
Call on the President to Ban Torture!
"Tell the President: Ban Torture" & "Campaign to Ban Torture"
The Campaign to Ban Torture has issued a Declaration of Principles for a Presidential Executive Order On Prisoner Treatment, Torture and Cruelty. Please join their call for the President to issue an Executive Order banning torture and cruelty. Click Here to Sign their Petition!
Contact your representative!
Find out if your Representative is serious about banning torture! Use the following links to learn if he or she had the courage to vote for justice:
Friends Committee on National Legistlation (FCNL): Click Here!
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture: Congressional Scorecard!
If s/he did not, follow up with a phone call and a letter or postcard telling them you are dissapointed with their vote and urge them to take a stand against torture
If your Representative did vote against torture, be sure to send them a letter of thanks so they will feel empowered to continue their vote of concience.
Here are some helpful tools provided by FCNL:
FNCL's 8 Tips for a Sucessful Lobby Visit
FCNL's tips on Communicating with Congress: Emails, Letters, Faxes, and Phone Call