From the Archive

Join us in DC, June 26th-30th

Dear Friends,

June 26th is the date that the United Nations has marked as the International Day in Support of Survivors and Victims of Torture.  For this reason, every year Witness Against Torture travels to Washington D.C. to support events organized by the Torture Abolition and Survivors Coalition (TASSC) and other human rights organizations for Torture Awareness Week. This year, we will be gathering in Washington, D.C. from June 26th to June 30th. You are invited to join us.

While in D.C., we will be organizing some of our own activities, meeting together to think about our work (especially January 11th 2015), and supporting the activities of our partner organizations, TASSC and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. If you can arrive early on June 25th, there is a great conference being held by TASSC. Please see the attached brochure.

Please consider joining us for some or all of the days. Housing will be available starting at 5pm on June 25th. We will be staying at St. Stephens and the Incarnation Episcopal Church located at 1525 Newton St NW Washington, D.C. for most of the days. If you are planning on coming, please RSVP to WitnessTorture@gmail.com with the date and time you are arriving. Furthermore, email us if you have any questions about logistics.

As we gather together in June, we recommit ourselves to carrying on our work until torture is decisively ended, the victims of torture are fully acknowledged, Guantánamo and similar facilities are closed, and those who ordered and committed torture are held accountable.

Thank you and hopefully you can make it,
Witness Against Torture