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APA votes down terror-interrogation measure

APA votes down terror-interrogation measure / Members at S.F. convention reject banning presence at suspects’ questioning
From the SF Chronicle:
After a raucous debate about what role - if any — psychologists should play in U.S. government interrogations of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, the American Psychological Association voted overwhelmingly today to reject [...]

Posted 20 August 2007 † admin § apa § interrogation & torture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Calls on American Psychological Association to Ban Torture

American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Calls on American Psychological Association to Ban Torture
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today called on the American Psychological Association (APA), which is holding its annual meeting in San Francisco this weekend, to prohibit its members from participating in coercive interrogations.

Posted 19 August 2007 † admin § apa § interrogation & torture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Democracy Now! | Dissident Members Challenge American Psychological Association on Role in CIA Interrogation, Torture

Democracy Now! | Dissident Members Challenge American Psychological Association on Role in CIA Interrogation, Torture
Democracy Now! broadcasts from San Francisco, where the American Psychological Association is set to hold a historic vote at its annual convention. Following a string of exposes revealing that psychologists have played a key role in designing the CIA’s torture tactics, [...]

Posted 19 August 2007 † admin § apa § interrogation & torture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Psychologists to CIA: We condemn torture

Psychologists to CIA: We condemn torture | Salon News
  Salon.com’s coverage of the anti-torture debates coming this weekend at the APA convention.

Posted 15 August 2007 † admin § apa § interrogation & torture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

APA 2007 Convention: Ethics and Interrogations

APA 2007 Convention: Ethics and Interrogations
This program series explores an issue that has challenged our community: The role of psychologists in interrogations. Many groups within our Association will come together in these programs to explore aspects of this issue from clinical, legal, and ethical perspectives. Experts from outside the Association will collaborate on program panels [...]

Posted 15 August 2007 † admin § apa § interrogation & torture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,