Amnesty International estimates that 80,000 U.S. prisoners are held in solitary confinement cells every day. The emotional and psychological impacts of this punishment are inhumane and are a violation of human rights. Sign now to let the U.S. government know that the students of American University will not stand for such a blatant disregard for human rights.
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April 29, 2016
I have been meeting with student leaders this week to plan our next steps for press outreach. Send a direct email to your local representative today to demand an end to this practice. Check our project page for the draft language you can use in your message.
April 29, 2016
The momentum behind this petition is proving that our campus refuses to ignore these human rights violations. Now is the time to turn this pressure into action so take this link to your local representative's contact form and demand an end to solitary confinement.
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solitary is basically torture. glad someone is actually speaking up about it
this is so cruel and needs to stop now. thanks for starting this
Woo
Thanks for doing this!!
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Amnesty International estimates that 80,000 U.S. prisoners are held in solitary confinement cells every day. The emotional and psychological impacts of this punishment are inhumane and are a violation of human rights. Sign now to let the U.S. government know that the students of American University will not stand for such a blatant disregard for human rights.
Updates
April 29, 2016
I have been meeting with student leaders this week to plan our next steps for press outreach. Send a direct email to your local representative today to demand an end to this practice. Check our project page for the draft language you can use in your message.
April 29, 2016
The momentum behind this petition is proving that our campus refuses to ignore these human rights violations. Now is the time to turn this pressure into action so take this link to your local representative's contact form and demand an end to solitary confinement.
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ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS that this is still happening in our country. fix it.
solitary is basically torture. glad someone is actually speaking up about it
this is so cruel and needs to stop now. thanks for starting this
Woo
Thanks for doing this!!
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ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS that this is still happening in our country. fix it.