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NC Stop Torture Now Project
February 24, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Did you know that an airport in Johnston County has been involved in 49 cases of “extraordinary rendition?” Planes launched from there picked up individuals from around the world who were captured as suspected “terrorists” and then taken to countries which condone torture, thus bypassing our own laws regarding torture. The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture has documented these “torture flights.” Dr. Christina Cowger, co-founder of NC Stop Torture Now, will be speaking to us about this report and what her organization is doing to prevent “torture flights” in the future. Also, Reverend Para Drake of the NC Council of Churches, and Project Coordinator of NC No Torture, will be available during the question and answer period, to provide more information on efforts to stop these flights from taking place.
