For Immediate Release: May 4, 2011 Contact: Adam Muhlendorf, adam@rabinowitz-dorf.com, (202) 265-3000  (Washington, D.C.)  Rev. Richard Killmer, Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture released the following statement today reiterating that despite claims to the contrary, the U.S. torture program has not been vindicated by the death of Osama Bin Laden:    “The architects of the United States torture polices will stop at nothing in their attempt to defend the indefensible. Torture is always wrong and immoral. Torture has not been vindicated; it is a stain on America’s promise and cost us the good will of many who could have helped us locate bin Laden years earlier.  “The world community recognizes that torture...
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(Washington, D.C.)  In response to the recent release of Wikileaks documents describing the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Rev. Richard Killmer, Executive Director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), released this statement today: “These documents are the latest in a series of leaks that point to serious flaws in our system of treating detainees. Whether describing a simple shepherd who was held for three years despite evidence that he was not a threat or a detainee who was treated like a dog, sexually humiliated, and forced to urinate on himself, these documents point toward an immoral, incompetent brutality that should be unacceptable to all Americans. Our nation made grave mistakes that...
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CCR Executive Director Says Guantánamo Leaks Must Be Met by Release of Obama Task Force Assessments Rights Group Critical of Poor Reporting By New York Times NEW YORK – April 25 – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren issued the following statement in response to the leaks of government allegations against 750 Guantánamo detainees and the multiple news stories that accompanied the leaks: The documents that have just been released again shed light on the Bush administration’s disarray and desperation and reaffirm that the primary goal of Guantánamo was always intelligence gathering and not keeping so-called dangerous men off the streets. They provide more public detail on the many innocent men...
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