Getting the Truth about America's Tortured Past

Urge President Obama to set up a nonpartisan inquiry on torture to make sure we don't repeat past mistakes.

Human Rights First and other leading human rights organizations have created a joint petition that calls on President Obama to set up a nonpartisan inquiry to evaluate the full cost of abuses, look at how we got there, and come up with safeguards so we don't repeat the same mistakes. The U.S. needs to invest in a forward-looking strategy on intelligence gathering that gives interrogators training and guidance on which techniques work, and which techniques – such as torture — don't.

Momentum is on our side – please let the Obama administration know that the public wants the truth about torture. Our national security depends on it.

We call on the President of the United States to establish an independent, non-partisan commission to examine and report publicly on torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees in the period since September 11, 2001. The commission, comparable in stature to the 9/11 Commission, should look into the facts and circumstances of such abuses, report on lessons learned, and recommend measures that would prevent any future abuses. We believe that the commission is necessary to reaffirm America's commitment to the Constitution, international treaty obligations, and human rights. The report issued by the commission will strengthen U.S. national security and help to re-establish America's standing in the world.

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0-25 of 344 signatures

Number	Date	Name
344	July 09, 2015	John Simms
343	July 19, 2013	Susan Pateracki
342	July 11, 2013	Annette Tenny
341	July 11, 2013	Judi Poulson
340	July 11, 2013	Veronica Noechel
339	June 12, 2013	Swag Swaga
338	May 30, 2013
337	May 27, 2013	Bradley Jaron
336	May 23, 2013	;Yves-marie PEROT
335	May 21, 2013	Jon Mullin
334	May 01, 2013
333	April 30, 2013	Glenda Glass
332	April 30, 2013	Alexander DeSantiago
331	April 24, 2013	Marjorie Derrick
330	April 23, 2013	steven kelly
329	April 14, 2013	Melissa Reilly-Diakun
328	March 05, 2013	Charlie Neveu
327	February 21, 2013	Laura McLaughlin
326	February 14, 2013	Karen Jalamov
325	January 30, 2013	maria epling
324	January 13, 2013	Anthony Wood
323	December 20, 2012	ramon martin
322	November 25, 2012	Julie Shapiro
321	October 28, 2012
320	October 25, 2012	Monica Batiste

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