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Tag: Torture

A Look Back at Torture Awareness Month

July 9, 2015
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As June ushered in rising temperatures, the month also brought about focus to a unique and controversial topic: torture. June was Torture Awareness Month

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Posted in Our News Tagged Anti-torture, june, Torture, torture awareness month

CAIR Seeks ‘Accountability’ Following Release of Senate Torture Report

December 11, 2014
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CAIR asks for prompt “accountability,” along with changes in law and government policies after the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s use of torture in the years following the 9/11 terror attacks.

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Posted in Civil Rights, Features Tagged CAIR, CIA, Council on American Islamic Relations, Torture

CAIR Seeks 'Accountability' Following Release of Senate Torture Report

December 11, 2014
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CAIR asks for prompt “accountability,” along with changes in law and government policies after the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s use of torture in the years following the 9/11 terror attacks.

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Posted in Civil Rights, Features Tagged CAIR, CIA, Council on American Islamic Relations, Torture

How the erosion of civil liberties is not just a Muslim issue

October 9, 2012
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European courts have deemed American prisons to be compatible with human rights standards. Chris Hedges, in his op-ed, “What Is Happening to Muslims Will Happen to the Rest of Us,” however, tells us that this is not the case.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Media Monitor, Opinion Corner Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Chris Hedges, Constitution, Council on American Islamic Relations, FBI, Freedom, indefinite detention, NDAA, terrorism, Torture

Federal court allows CIA to withhold information on torture

July 5, 2012
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A recent federal court ruling granted the CIA the authority to withhold information regarding waterboarding and torture techniques used against detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged Abu Zubaydah, CIA, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Guantanamo, Torture, waterboarding

Activists commemorate Palestinian Prisoner's Day with solidarity fast

April 19, 2012
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The Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR) held their “Hungry for Justice” dinner and discussion in CAIR-Chicago’s Gallery on April 17th to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged administrative detention, Bekah Wolf, CAIR-Chicago Gallery, CMPR, fast, Hana Shalabi, Hunger Strike, ill-treatment, Khader Adnan, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Project, Palestinian Prisoner's Day, prisoners' rights, Protests, solidarity, Torture

Activists commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day with solidarity fast

April 19, 2012
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The Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR) held their “Hungry for Justice” dinner and discussion in CAIR-Chicago’s Gallery on April 17th to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner’s Day.

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Posted in Events/Workshops, Features, Our News Tagged administrative detention, Bekah Wolf, CAIR-Chicago Gallery, CMPR, fast, Hana Shalabi, Hunger Strike, ill-treatment, Khader Adnan, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Project, Palestinian Prisoner's Day, prisoners' rights, Protests, solidarity, Torture

Chicago Tribune: Fasting Ramadan: Finding Beauty in the Mundane

August 11, 2011
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“Islam teaches us that we are not merely physical beings but spiritual beings as well. But while most people acknowledge the need to nurture our bodies through sustenance and exercise, we tend to neglect the same for our souls,” writes Ahmed Rehab in the Chicago Tribune.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Ahmed Rehab, blog, Chicago Tribune, drink, fasting, food, Islam, Manya Brachear, month, Muslims, Ramadan, The Seeker, Torture

FOX News: Ahmed Rehab on Glenn Beck debating Zuhdi Jasser on Pakistan and torture

May 10, 2011
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“The difference between us and those that we fight, in the form of Al-Qaeda and other militant radical groups is that we are a nation of values. We’re a nation of laws. In the fight to maintain the upper hand we can’t loose our souls. We can’t loose our principles and our values that make us worth fighting for. At the end of the day torture is torture,” said Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Ahmed Rehab, CAIR Chicago, Eric Bolling, Fox News, Pakistan, Torture, water-boarding

FOX Chicago: Ahmed Rehab Discusses the Role of Torture in Interrogations

May 4, 2011
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“I don’t think anything justifies torture. We as a civilized nation should be anti-torture. Many governments in the Western world, and the world in general are against torture. We don’t want to be known as the ones who are employing a Spanish Inquisition torture technique to keep ourselves safe,” said Rehab.

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Posted in Features, In the Media, Multimedia, TV Clips Tagged Ahmed Rehab, bin Laden, CAIR Chicago, enhanced interrogation tactics, interrogation, Osama bin Laden, Torture
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