Torture Accountability Day Fax Blast

Attorney General Holder:
Appoint a Special Prosecutor for Torture!

June 25, 2009 - In support of Torture Accountability Action Day, we're taking our protest to the internet. With one simple click, you can send a fax to Attorney General Eric Holder calling for a Special Prosecutor for Torture.

As a large coalition of human rights groups marches to the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. to demand a Special Prosecutor for Torture, let's flood the Attorney General's office with our calls for accountability on torture.

~~Send your fax now !~~

The Torture Accountability Day Fax Blast has concluded on June 25. Thanks to everyone who participated.
You can still contact the Attorney General via email AskDOJ@usdoj.govand fax: +1 202-514-2001 and sign this petition.

March 20, 2010
Personalize the message below: Attorney General Eric Holder U.S. Department of Justice Fax: (202) 307-6777 Dear Attorney General Holder, Today, June 25, 2009, people across the U.S. will hold demonstrations to mark what has been designated Torture Accountability Action Day, demanding that government officials who authorized torture be held accountable for their crimes. In Washington, a coalition of human rights groups will march to the Department of Justice calling on you, as Attorney General, to appoint a special prosecutor for torture. As detailed by government documents, hundreds of detainees in U.S. custody have been tortured, in some cases resulting in death. Memos from the Justice Department reveal that involvement in formulating and developing the torture policies reached into the highest echelons of our government. These are indisputable facts. Crimes were committed. In our country, no one is above the law and those who commit criminal acts must be held accountable. Indeed, both domestic law and international treaty obligations require that our Justice Department investigate acts of torture. Only with a thorough investigation and prosecution of those who commissioned, developed and authorized the torture policies will we have a fair chance at restoring the rule of law, and the image of our country in the world, as well as ensuring that the U.S. will never again commit torture. I stand together with my fellow citizens in calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to conduct a criminal investigation into torture. If we ignore the abuses and brutal crimes of the past eight years, then we render our laws meaningless, and our claims to uphold values and principles hollow.
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