Professors Respond to the Release of the U.S. Senate Report on Torture

Faculty have been interviewed by local, national, and international media about the release of of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's interrogation techniques.

Daskal
Jennifer Daskal

Dec. 10, WKYC/Public Radio International - Daskal is interviewed on "The Takeaway" about the current U.S. legal framework for preventing torture, how these policies can be better enforced, and whether new policies are needed.

"I actually don't think the problem here is the law. The law here is cleartorture is prohibited...The problem here was the interpretation of the law and how it was applied."

Robert Goldman
Robert Goldman

Dec. 10, Washington Post - Goldman discusses whether prosecutions over the treatment of detainees is a possibility in the U.S.

“I think criminal prosecution is out of the question” [in the U.S.]. The fact that we don’t prosecute does not preclude other countries from exercising jurisdiction under certain circumstances.”

Juan Mendez
Juan Mendez

Dec.11, International Business Times - In his role as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Juan Mendez discusses the report and the obligation to investigate and punish acts of torture.

"There's an affirmative obligation to investigate, prosecute, and punish every single act of torture. And we're going to continue to insist on that. We're not going to take 'no' for an answer."

Diane
Diane Orentlicher

Dec. 14, The Guardian - Orentlicher penned an op-ed, "CIA Torture Report: the Week America Confronted its Dark Secrets."

Dec. 10, New York Times - Orentlicher is quoted about whether someone suspected of torture can be prosecuted under universal jurisdiction laws.

"...Efforts to invoke universal jurisdiction or to persuade states where torture occurred to prosecute those responsible are likely to continue as long as the United States is seen as falling short of meeting its own responsibilities to ensure accountability."

Stephen I. Vladeck

Dec. 14, C-SPAN - Vladeck discusses the report as a guest on "Washington Journal."

Dec. 14, Associated Press - Vladeck weighs the appropriate response to the findings of the torture report -- prosecuting those responsible or building an "unassailable historical record."

Dec. 14, The Hill - Vladeck discusses whether action will be taken on Capitol Hill in response to the torture report.

Dec. 11, MSNBC - Vladeck discusses whether the findings of the torture report will result in prosecutions on U.S. soil.

Dec. 10, New York Times - Vladeck is quoted about whether Americans implicated in the torture report can be prosecuted abroad.

Dec. 10, CNN - Vladeck is interviewed about whether the torture report could lead to the prosecution of those responsible.

Dec. 10, Al Jazeera - As a guest on "Inside Story," Vladeck discusses whether the findings of the torture report should result in prosecutions.

Dec. 10, CCTV - Vladeck weighs in on the Senate torture report.

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