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Prevent Afghan Torture, Enforce Leahy Law
Petition published by Tom Hayden on Oct 21, 2011
Closed on Jun 20, 2012
Closed on Jun 20, 2012
361 Signatures 
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Target: Hillary Clinton, Patrick Leahy, White House, Members of Congress, Media
Region: GLOBAL
Web site: http://tomhayden.com/
Result:
This petition is now closed.
Petition Background (Preamble):
A recent United Nations report suggests that the United States and NATO allies are outsourcing torture and human rights violations in Afghanistan. The report concludes that there is a continuing pattern and practice of “systematic” torture in spite of repeated efforts at reform. (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, October 2011)
Current US policy violates the Leahy Amendment to the Foreign Appropriations Act and Defense Appropriations Act (Sec. 563, P.L. 106-429 and Sec. 8092, P.L. 106-259, 2001).
Current US policy violates the Leahy Amendment to the Foreign Appropriations Act and Defense Appropriations Act (Sec. 563, P.L. 106-429 and Sec. 8092, P.L. 106-259, 2001).
Petition:
To Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Patrick Leahy:
We, the undersigned, call on you to immediately invoke the Leahy Amendment to end funding or training for units of the Afghanistan National Security Directorate, armed forces, and police engaged in torture or gross violations of human rights until all necessary corrective steps have been taken, including steps to bring those responsible to justice.
We, the undersigned, call on you to immediately invoke the Leahy Amendment to end funding or training for units of the Afghanistan National Security Directorate, armed forces, and police engaged in torture or gross violations of human rights until all necessary corrective steps have been taken, including steps to bring those responsible to justice.
The Prevent Afghan Torture, Enforce Leahy Law petition to Hillary Clinton, Patrick Leahy, White House, Members of Congress, Media was written by Tom Hayden and is in the category Politics at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: torture, peace, justice, pakistan, afghanistan, iraq, yemen, somalia, drones, drone strikes, obama, war, wars, troops, congress, libya, house, senate, senators, representatives
