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Upholding Oklahoma Values
“No one shall be
subjected to torture or
to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or
punishment.”
– Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, Article 5,
adopted by the United
Nations General
Assembly on December
10, 1948.
As Oklahomans who believe that human
rights are the inalienable, God-given
entitlement of every human being, we cannot
remain silent when any of our elected
representatives vote to defend the practice of
torture, cruelty, and degrading treatment.  

By signing our names to this petition, we call
on our elected officials to:

•  Speak out boldly in defense of human
rights;
•  Vote consistently to uphold the laws
of our land; and
•  Support actions to investigate and bring to
justice those individuals, regardless of rank or
office, who have condoned or perpetrated
these grim crimes and abuses. ...
Sign the Petition  .... Click Here
Endorsers
Petition sponsored by
Oklahomans for
Global Solutions
Organizations:





Amnesty International
Oklahoma City Chapter




United Nations
Association
Greater OKC Chapter






National Lawyers Guild
OCU Student Chapter






Green Party
of Oklahoma*
Green Country Greens*
* A member of this group takes
exception to the phrase, “God-
given” rights.







Tulsa Peace Fellowship

Religious Society of
Friends (Quakers)
Oklahoma City


Individuals:
James M. Branum
--Newcastle
Mary Francis
--Midwest City
Rex Friend
--Oklahoma City
Barbara Geary
--Tulsa
Morton Skorodin, MD
--Stillwater
We're Not
Afraid!
Resources
News and Commentary
“Do Not Be Overcome by Evil”
A Resolution on the Torture of Prisoners
General Board of Church and Society – United Methodist Church
Fall, 2005
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/

A Deadly Interrogation
Can the C.I.A. legally kill a prisoner?
by Jane Mayer
The New Yorker
November 7, 2005
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1107-29.htm

Cheney Plan Exempts CIA from Bill Barring Abuse of
Detainees
By R. Jeffrey Smith and Josh White
The Washington Post
October 25, 2005
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/102505J.shtml

Autopsies Support Abuse Allegations
U.S. military documents show 21 war detainees were homicide victims
By John Hendren, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 25, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-abuse25oct25,1,7465698.
story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true

The Tarnish of Torture
by Robert Crawford
October 18, 2005
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1018-30.htm

Torture in the Name of Jesus
by Clay Evans
October 16, 2005
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1016-28.htm

License to Torture
by Anthony Lewis
October 15, 2005
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1015-23.htm

GOP Stands Up for US Right to Torture
By Molly Ivins
October 11, 2005
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/101205D.shtml

Letter from General Colin Powell to Sen. McCain
October 5, 2005
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12825913.htm

Torturous Silence on Torture
by Ray McGovern
September 27, 2005
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0927-21.htm

Note to Bush: Stop the Torture
“I am a survivor of torture.”
By Sister Dianna Ortiz
January 27, 2005
http://www.fpif.org/commentary/2005/0501stop.html

Horrific Torture of Iraqi Prisoners is Challenge to Reflect
on Larger Moral Issues
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
May 17, 2004
http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/archives/2004/04-091.htm
Amnesty International
www.amnestyusa.org

Center for the
Victims of Torture
www.cvt.org

Multi-faith Voices for
Peace and Justice
www.multifaithpeace.org
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