Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition

TASSC Joins Vigil to Close Guantanamo

What is Guantanamo? A military prison camp in Cuba opened in 2002 by President...

Sign the TASSC Petition to President Obama to Close...

Urgent! Tell President Obama to Close Guantanamo Now Dear President Obama, As survivors...

Ask the Senate to Protect Survivors and Asylum Seekers

Ask the Senate to Protect Survivors and Asylum Seekers . S. 744, the...

Community of Healing Meeting Celebrates Interns and Asylees

On Saturday, April 20, survivors from TASSC and their families joined together at our...

TASSC Joins Vigil to Close Guantanamo

May 20, 2013

What is Guantanamo? A military prison camp in Cuba opened in 2002 by President Bush. Under Bush, 776 men were captured by cash bounties....
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Sign the TASSC Petition to President Obama to Close Guantanamo Now

May 2, 2013

Urgent! Tell President Obama to Close Guantanamo Now Dear President Obama, As survivors of torture, we are extremely concerned that at least 21...
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Ask the Senate to Protect Survivors and Asylum Seekers

April 24, 2013

Ask the Senate to Protect Survivors and Asylum Seekers . S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act includes significant,...
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Community of Healing Meeting Celebrates Interns and Asylees

April 22, 2013

On Saturday, April 20, survivors from TASSC and their families joined together at our monthly Community of Healing gathering to celebrate, and to say...
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May 17 – Day 100 of the Hunger Strike in Guantanamo: Call President Obama

May 13, 2013

On May 17, people around the world will mark the 100th day of the current hunger strike and over 11 years of indefinite detention...
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Urgent TASSC Action Alert: Tell Arizona Senators to Close Eloy Immigration Detention Center

May 7, 2013

“Gang of 8” Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake: Release Immigrants from Eloy Detention Center and Close It Down! Editorial Note: Many survivors of...
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Chief Prosecutor Calls on President Obama to Close Guantanamo

May 1, 2013

Ask President Obama to End Torture and Close Guantanamo President Obama: Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay. Morris Davis I served 25...
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Communities of Healing

TASSC Advocates for Survivors of Torture in Immigration Detention

To our shock and surprise, more than forty survivors who came to TASSC in the past two years from Africa, most of them from Ethiopia and Eritrea, reached the United States by traveling through Latin America and crossing the U.S. – Mexico border to ask for political asylum. They were subsequently detained in...

Thank You! Your Help Provides the Beacon of Hope for Survivors and Their Families

Make no mistake. Your help and support make a huge difference in the lives of torture survivors. Thanks to your generosity more than 1,000 survivors have been helped by TASSC in the last four years. I want you to know how important your help is to survivors. Your support makes a differenc! Demissie Abebe Executive Director TASSC...