Another groundbreaking report was recently issued by the Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment. A bipartisan, non-political watchdog organization, the Constitution Project brings together experts from the policy, academic, legal, and military communities to address an array of challenging constitutional issues.
The Task Force on Detainee Treatment, of which Dr. Azizah al-Hibri is a member, worked tirelessly for two years to produce a thorough 600-page report documenting torture techniques used by American personnel against those held in custody after 9/11. The report, issued on April 16th, 2013, concluded indisputably that the United States engaged in the practice of torture, and that additionally, “cruel, inhumane and degrading” tactics were used by American personnel in direct violation of international treaties and U.S. laws. In its very first finding, The Task Force stated that crossing these lines:
“… damaged the standing of our nation, reduced our capacity to convey moral censure when necessary and potentially increased the danger to U.S. military personnel taken captive. Democracy and torture cannot peacefully coexist in the same body politic. The Task Force also believes and hopes that publicly acknowledging this grave error, however belatedly, may mitigate some of those consequences, and help undo some the damage to our reputation at home and abroad.”-The Report of the Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment (p. 9)
KARAMAH believes that the constitutional and human rights of all people deserve to be upheld at all times, in all places, not just for their sake but also for our sake as a country founded on the concepts of Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law. To read the report and learn more about the findings of the Task Force, please click here.
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