January 11, 2012
PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman joins interfaith and human rights groups at a press conference on an international day of protest against US-sponsored torture. The event will mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo. Click here for press release.
December 10, 2011
As the international community celebrated the 61st Annual Human Rights Day on December 10, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman highlighted some of the most significant human rights events of 2011. Read article.
December 8, 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein concludes that the CIA torture program was far more widespread and systematic than previously thought. Read article
September 27, 2011
PTV Board Member Hector Aristizabal, a torture survivor, writes a powerful letter to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Read more
October 13, 2011
PTV's Ana Deutch was selected as one of 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. Read more
September 2, 2011
To mark Labor Day, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman reflects about the richness of LA’s labor, human rights and immigrant rights movements, and how they have impacted the character and fabric of the city. Read article
August 25, 2011
On August 25, PTV joined over 50 human rights activists for an internationally-sponsored press conference for the Justice for Melissa Campaign. Melissa Roxas, a torture survivor who was disappeared for six days at the hands of the Philippine military, filed an official appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. Read More
August 11, 2011
We honor the memory of actor and PTV supporter Francesco Quinn, who passed away on August 5, 2011. Read More.
August 1, 2011
Despite a court order, the CIA destroyed hundreds of hours of video tape showing the alleged torture of two terror detainees, and now the ACLU is asking a New York judge to punish them for it. Read More.
July 1, 2011
In an opinion piece, PTV Executive Director Julie Gutman explores the nexus between American democratic values and the effort to rebuild the lives of torture survivors. Read More
June 24, 2011
As part of Torture Awareness Advocacy Day in Sacramento, our executive director Julie Gutman appeared on Sacramento's Capitol Public Radio with Kyaw, a Burmese survivor. Listen Now
June 17, 2011
Check out photos from the "Nightwind" Performance to commemorate Torture Awareness Month. View
May 13, 2011
by Julie Gutman, PTV's Executive Director Read Article
