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Over the last three years there has been a continuous outcry against the Administration's interrogation policies, including among the military and intelligence communities. A recently published report by Vanity Fair gives the first eyewitness account of the psychological torture techniques used by CIA psychologists interrogating suspected terrorists. The techniques used by CIA psychologists were originally developed for the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) military training program, designed to teach soldiers to resist torture by enemies who do not comply with the Geneva Convention.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has developed clearer guidelines prohibiting most abusive practices but it still continues to involve mental health professionals in the interrogation of detainees, making them active members of the "Behavioral Science Consultation Teams" (BSCTs). Ambiguities in the DoD guidelines and weaker standards for the CIA leave room for continued abuse and not enough accountability.

Please join PHR’s Campaign Against Torture in urging Congress to fully investigate the techniques used in CIA and Department of Defense interrogations, those who authorized them, and the involvement of health professional in these abusive practices.

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