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Putting a face on North Carolina's role in the U.S. torture program

By Paul Blest

November 29, 2017 - The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture will hold public hearings in Raleigh this week on the state's complicity in the Bush-era program, under a new president who wants to bring torture back.

INSTITUTE INDEX: The private contractors involved in CIA torture

By Sue Sturgis

December 12, 2014 - The Senate Intelligence Committee released a summary of a report this week documenting the CIA's use of torture against detainees following the 9/11 attacks. It offers revealing details on the involvement of private contractors in those human rights violations -- including an aviation firm based in North Carolina.

nc stop torture now

Putting a face on North Carolina's role in the U.S. torture program

INSTITUTE INDEX: The private contractors involved in CIA torture

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