CVT In the News
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Trump's nominee to lead the CIA Gina Haspel has a dark history of torture
A powerful video op ed featuring Alberto Mora, former general counsel U.S. Navy, and CVT's Scott Roehm.
Source: NowThis
Date: 05/07/2018 -
Trump CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Has Second Thoughts Ahead of Confirmation Hearings
A Daily Beast OpEd coauthored by Yasmine Taeb and Khizr Khan is quoted in an article at Splinter.
Source: Splinter
Date: 05/06/2018 -
Trumps CIA nominee Gina Haspel sought to withdraw over role in interrogation program: report
The Daily Beast OpEd coauthored by CVT’s Yasmine Taeb and Khizr Khan is quoted in this article at Canada Live News.
Source: Canada Live News
Date: 05/06/2018 -
Don’t Reward Gina Haspel for the Torture of Muslims
CVT Senior Policy Counsel Yasmine Taeb and Constitutional rights advocate Khizr Khan coauthored this OpEd published in The Daily Beast.
Source: The Daily Beast
Date: 05/05/2018 -
“I’m Going to Defend My Guys to My Last Breath” Morell’s Virtual Whitewash on the Destruction of CIA Videos
Katherine Hawkins, investigator for the Project on Government Oversight, and Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington office, coauthored this article published at Just Security.
Source: Just Security
Date: 05/04/2018 -
#BlockHaspel: As Clock Ticks, Groups Ratchet Up Pressure to Stop Torturer Gina Haspel From Heading CIA
CVT is quoted and a CVT tweet is featured in this article at Common Dreams.
Source: Common Dreams
Date: 05/04/2018 -
Roma Rights and the Next Generation: Alone and Together
Doug Johnson, former CVT director, is mentioned in this article from Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights.
Source: Harvard FXB
Date: 05/03/2018 -
Confirming Gina Haspel would be a direct endorsement of torture
This OpEd in The Washington Post by Léonce Byimana, executive director of TASSC International, cites CVT’s research on the number of refugee torture survivors in the U.S.
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 05/03/2018 -
Gina Haspel’s Nomination to Head the CIA: Why the Controversy & What is at Stake?
This article by Beth Van Schaack includes mention of CVT and links to CVT’s news release, “More than 50 Virginia Elected Officials and Leaders from Progressive, Faith Communities Urge Sens. Warner and Kaine to Oppose Gina Haspel Nomination as CIA Director,” and the CVT letter to VA Senators Kaine and Warner urging them to oppose Gina Haspel’s nomination to CIA director.
Source: Just Security
Date: 05/02/2018 -
CARDBOARD PIANO: PARK SQUARE THEATRE’S JOURNEY TO SHARING SPACE
CVT's partnership with Park Square Theatre for their production of "Cardboard Piano" is discussed in this article by C. Michael-jon Pease.
Source: SF Breaking Character Magazine
Date: 04/23/2018
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