Understanding US Torture and Executive Accountability S.A.L.S.A Event

Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th St NW, Suite 600
Washington DC, 20036

Torture is a profound abuse of the rule of law. A lack of full accountability for those responsible for U.S. torture policies has far-reaching and unexpected implications. A just rule of law cannot be established without full accountability for torture of U.S. detainees. If we allow those who committed and authorized torture, whether interrogators or senior executive officials, to go uninvestigated and unpunished we risk destabilizing the international legal regime and delegitimize our domestic criminal justice system. True accountability for torture is not only a moral imperative, but also, because of international obligations such as the Convention Against Torture, a legal obligation. This event will feature an interactive panel with three or four speakers presenting concrete action opportunities to promote torture accountability, with discussion to follow.

Led by Shahid Buttar: Shahid Buttar is a hip-hop and electronica MC, civil rights lawyer, poet, dancer, independent columnist, and grassroots community organizer. He also leads the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and is executive director of the People’s Campaign for the Constitution (PCC). Shahid is Currently working to raise awareness about the impacts of national security policies on civil liberties, with an emphasis on those detained without trial and tortured with impunity.

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