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Chacounne

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About Me:
chacounne@gmail.com

Starting a Difficult Conversation: Torture and Accountability, We must come together

By: Chacounne Monday May 3, 2010 4:10 pm

A conversation around the fracturing of the voices demanding a stop to torture as the law, policy and practice of the United States, and demanding legal accountability for torture, and why we must come together.

Justice and Accountability: Why I Want to Go To NN 09

By: Chacounne Thursday May 28, 2009 11:52 am

Excerpts from my application for a Netroots Nation Scholarship

Why I Fight Against Torture, Part Four

By: Chacounne Tuesday April 28, 2009 10:02 pm

The voices of those who have been detained, renditioned and disappeared, must be heard. I bring them here so you may know what has actually happened to real live human beings, in your name.

Why I Fight Against Torture, Part Three

By: Chacounne Monday April 27, 2009 9:38 pm

Several days ago, I shared with the firedoglake community the story of my husband, Dan who was a Vietnam vet who survived torture.

Yesterday, I shared the first part of the story, of Murat Kurnaz, who was born in Germany of Turkish descent. He spent five years as a detainee.

Today, I will continue Mr. Kurnaz’s story.

Why I Fight Against Torture, Part Two

By: Chacounne Sunday April 26, 2009 10:24 pm

My husband, Dan, was a Vietnam vet who survived torture. He suffered from his injuries for over thirty years, until his fatal heart attack almost four years ago. Dan left me a mission, to stop torture as the law, policy and practice of the United States. This is the second installment of what will be, from today, a daily series giving voice to what the detainees, the renditioned and the disappeared have been through, from their perspective.

Why I Fight Against Torture, Part One

By: Chacounne Saturday April 18, 2009 11:37 am

The first part of a daily series on what has really been done to the victims of torture under the Bush administration. I begin with the inspiration for my fight against torture, my husband, Dan, who was a Vietnam vet who survived torture by the North Vietnamese.

A Humble Invitation: Speaking at Harvard Against Torture

By: Chacounne Tuesday November 18, 2008 10:06 pm

On Monday, November 24th, between Noon and 1pm, I will be speaking at Harvard Law School, Pound Hall, Rm 332. Anyone in the Boston or New England are is most welcome to attend.

Where Are Khalid Sheikh Mohammad’s Children?

By: Chacounne Sunday September 28, 2008 11:37 pm

Two small children, 7 and 9 years old, were kidnapped and given to the CIA and disappeared in 2002. They have reportedly been tortured. We don’t known whether they are alive or dead.

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