Elect to End Torture:
Sign the Petition Today

Join these 65,925 other Americans for Human Rights and stand against torture.

Count me in! I want a U.S. President who will not allow torture to happen again in America’s name. All U.S. personnel must uphold the absolute ban on torture and cruel treatment with no exceptions. I do not tolerate "outsourcing" torture or holding prisoners in secret.

Once you sign, we will keep you posted about the range of ways you can "Elect to End Torture" throughout the 2008 presidential campaign. 

Click here to read the petition letter that will be presented to the presidential candidates along with your names.


Watch retired U.S. military officers speak out against torture:


May Naalehu, HI HIEnd Torture USA/The World 65,925
Suzanna Brentwood, MD MD 65,924
ralph sacramento, CA CAstop torture now!!! 65,923
John St Louis, MO MOStop the Bush torture. 65,922
Jane Washington, DC DC 65,921
Anita Framingham, MA MA 65,920
kate e. falmouth, AL AL 65,919
Doug Raleigh, NC NC 65,918
Cherish Erie, IL IL 65,917
carlos torrance, CA CAit is against human decency 65,916

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Allegations of Torture Lead to Dropped Charges at Gitmo
Amid allegations of torture, the U.S. government has dropped charges for one of six men slated to be tried at Guantanamo, the Saudi captive Mohammed al Qahtani, who had been called 9/11's "20th hijacker". According to a leaked copy of his November-December 2002 interrogation log, U.S. interrogators used sleep deprivation, left him naked or strapped to an intravenous drip without bathroom breaks ... Read More

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