Torture
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Includes beatings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Empathy and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo, 2008-02-28
File — Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 14
Identifier: 29.89.14
Abstract
Empathy and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo
Marc Falkoff
Thursday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Marc Falkoff, attorney for 17 Yemeni prisoners at Guantanamo, will discuss their situation at the detention camp. Fewer than half the prisoners are accused of committing hostile acts against the United States or its allies. During ten trips to the prison he collected Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak. Falkoff is assistant professor at the Northern Illinois University...
Dates:
Event: 2008-02-28
History and Torture: A Walk on the Dark Side, 2004-10-15
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 03
Identifier: 28.86.03
Abstract
By Marcus Raskin, part of Speak Truth to Power series, Raskin, co founder of the Institute for Policy Studies at George Washington University, explored the history of laws written to exclude torture and beatings as well as the socio-ethics of torture and human rights
Dates:
Event: 2004-10-15
Human Rights Day: Torture, Transparency, Accountability, 2009-12-10
File — Shelf 29, Box: 90, Folder: 33
Identifier: 29.90.33
Abstract
Guest speaker: Vincent Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights
Dates:
Event: 2009-12-10
Mainstreaming Torture , 2014-11-13
File — Shelf 31, Box: 95, Folder: 18
Identifier: 31.95.18
Abstract
Discussion
Dr. Rebecca Gordon and Dr. Sarah Sentilles, moderated by Juan E. MéndezWhat happens to a society when torture becomes mainstreamed? How does it impact accepted ethical and spiritual systems? Is it possible to bring awareness to torture through depictions without revictimizing those pictured? UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan E. Méndez moderates a discussion exploring these questions with scholar Dr. Rebecca Gordon and author Dr. Sarah Sentilles. Méndez is a lawyer...
Dates:
Event: 2014-11-13
Speak Truth to Power, 2004-10-09
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 02
Identifier: 28.86.02
Abstract
Led by Sister Diana Ortiz. Part of Speak Truth to Power series – Ortiz, Director of The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Washington, DC, spoke about her experiences while teaching in Guatemala where she was raped and tortured
Dates:
Event: 2004-10-09
The Rise of Torture as US Policy, 2006-04-11
File — Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 23
Identifier: 29.87.23
Abstract
Presented by Bill Goodman. Co-Sponsored by Fotofest 2006.
Dates:
Event: 2006-04-11