Urge the U.S. Government to Apologize to Maher Arar, Tortured in Syria

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Maher Arar suffered torture because of the actions of U.S. officials, and an apology is now long overdue.

Arar, a Canadian citizen, was travelling home to Canada from visiting relatives in Tunisia in 2002. While changing planes in New York City's JFK airport, he was detained by U.S. authorities and then secretly transferred to SYRIA, where he was held for a year and tortured.

Released without charge, he was allowed to return to Canada, and the Canadian government issues an apology. However, the U.S. government failed to apologize or offer Arar any form of remedy—despite its obligation to do so under the UN Convention Against Torture and other human rights treaties.

Join Amnesty International, the Center for Constitutional Rights, 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, author Stephen King and former interrogator Matthew Alexander in urging President Obama and Congress to apologize to Maher Arar and fulfill his right to remedy.

It's the right thing to do.

SIGN THE PETITION
http://tinyurl.com/maher-we-apologize

RELATED ARTICLE: Can Obama Say He's Sorry?
by David Cole, who represented Maher Arar in his federal lawsuit on behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
http://www.thenation.com/article/167993/can-obama-say-hes-sorry