UN International
Day in Support of Victims of Torture
the London
Guantánamo Campaign invites you to a
VIGIL IN
SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS OF CIA TORTURE
With speakers and open mic
Tuesday 26 June 2018, at 6.30-8pm
Outside
the US Embassy, 33 Nine Elms Lane, London SW11 7US (nearest underground:
Vauxhall)
On 18 May, Donald Trump’s pick for new CIA chief
Gina Haspel was confirmed in the position in spite of her role in running a
secret CIA torture prison as part of the extraordinary rendition (kidnap and
torture) programme. No officials have ever been prosecuted for their role
in post-9/11 torture; instead, they are being promoted. Haspel faces being
prosecuted for war crimes if she travels to Europe.
Under the guise of the “war on terror”, the CIA has
been involved in torture in many countries across the world, running
secret torture facilities in Europe, Asia and Africa, and not-so-secret
facilities at Bagram in Afghanistan and Abu Ghraib in Iraq. This was only
possible with the complicity of many states worldwide, including the UK.
The CIA’s history of the use
of torture, human experimentation and other forms of violence is as old as
the spy agency itself, with a history of running and
participating in a global torture programme against leftists, nationalists and
other Cold War "enemies" throughout Latin America and other parts of
the world.
Torture
does not work and is illegal. It is a tool to break individuals and intimidate
communities. While survivors have to live with the consequences of their ordeal
and the scars others cannot see for the rest of the lives, the CIA is
remorseless and indifferent to the suffering it has caused.
Take a stand: the LGC has marked this important
occasion each year since 2010 and invites you to join us to stand in solidarity
with victims worldwide on this day.
For more
details, e-mail london.gtmo@gmail.com
or call 07809 757 176
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