American Civil Liberties Union

At the Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay this week, military commission proceedings have resumed in the capital case against Abd al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri, a 47-year-old citizen of Saudi Arabia, who is facing a possible death sentence for his alleged involvement in the bombing of the destroyer USS Cole over a decade ago.  Apprehended in 2002, Mr. al-Nashiri was held by the CIA for four years in secret before his transfer to military custody.  According to a 2004 CIA Inspector General report, he was waterboarded and threatened during an interrogation with a power drill and handgun.  

June: best known for school ending, kids’ going to camp, longer days, and increasing temperatures. Also known for being Torture Awareness Month. And, tomorrow, June 26, is International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (as declared by the U.N. in 1997). 

We at the ACLU promote torture awareness all year long, but tomorrow, we’re joining the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Amnesty International, Witness Against Torture, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and many other groups in a Tweet-in Day Against Torture. We’ll be tweeting @No_More_Torture and using the hashtags #June26, #NoTorture, #StopTorture, #Torture, #Guantanamo, and #NDAA, and we hope you will tweet tomorrow as well.