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• 10 Years Later: Our First Step Toward Torture
• The Internal Investigations on Abuse the CIA Doesn't Want Anyone to See
• Accountability for Torture Still the Goal, Still Elusive

Urge the Senate to Oppose a Return to Torture

The U.S. Senate is considering the unthinkable: a return to torture and other cruelty. Amendment 1068 to the ‘must-pass’ Defense Authorization bill, offered by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), would undermine American values, American security and American military missions abroad by rolling back existing measures that are essential to torture prevention. Urge your Senators to oppose Ayotte Amendment 1068 to the Defense Authorization bill.   Urge the Senate to Oppose a Return to Torture