On January 22, 2009, two years ago, President Obama issued an Executive Order halting torture by requiring that all interrogations comply with the standards in the Army Field Manual.Additionally, he mandated that the International Committee of the Red Cross be provided access to all detainees which ensured that they could not be "disappeared" into "black sites."
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) and its member organizations urge people of faith to join them in remembering the important steps taken by President Obama and in recognizing that our government has more to do to end torture permanently.
More specifically, NRCAT is calling on members, supporters and other concerned people of faith to commemorate this anniversary by writing a letter to the editor of their local newspaper describing the significance of this day and discussing the importance of taking further steps to permanently end the use of torture.
NRCAT has provided talking points for a letter and encourages all people of faith to feel free to use them, but urges people that use them to write their letter in their own voice.
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