Grant Program International Human Rights

To end the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by US authorities.

To develop viable policy approaches to establishing appropriate accountability for US human rights abuses in the context of the “war on terror.”

To secure accountability for the authorization, design and implementation of the Bush Administration’s detainee treatment policies as practiced by US military and intelligence services.

To lead a coalition of organizations that promote and defend human rights and the rule of law in Peru.

To press the Obama Administration to put an end to counterterrorism-related abuses, specifically indefinite detention of Guantnamo detainees, rendition of individuals to countries that torture, and accountability for those responsible for abuses committed in the “war on terror.”

To end all US-supported torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees by increasing the visibility and deepening the participation of faith-based individuals, communities and organizations in this effort.

To identify, obtain and disseminate declassified US records in support of Colombian investigators, litigators and human rights advocates seeking justice and accountability for crimes committed during years of violent struggle.

To defend and promote human rights in Venezuela through investigation, documentation and education.

To strengthen human rights and democracy in Latin America by providing training and practical skills to non-governmental, governmental and inter-governmental professionals who are in a position to influence that process.

To hold the Bush Administration accountable for the many human and civil rights abuses of the past seven years, restore the freedoms the administration has curtailed, and advocate for a new national security paradigm that is consistent with constitutional values…