Tag: apa and torture

U.S. Psychologists Seek to End Torture Programs They Helped Design

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FromĀ Alternet: "It’s modestly encouraging that this August two-thirds of governing body voted against a resolution that would have returned psychologists to sites like...

APA Maintains Ban on Psychologists at GuantƔnamo

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From Physicians for Human Rights: "PHR commends the American Psychological Association for defending human rights in the face of sustained pressure to weaken its...

Psychologists Are in a Nasty Fight About a Report on Torture

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From Buzzfeed News: "This month in San Francisco, the American Psychological Association will vote on a proposal that would return psychologists working for the...

APA Statement on Gina Haspel Nomination

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The American Psychological Association has issued a letter expressing serious concerns about the nomination of Gina Haspel for the director of the CIA due...

Is Psychological Ethics in Crisis?

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From theĀ Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics:Ā The American Psychological Association's participation in "enhanced interrogation" and other forms of torture is indicative of the need...

When Psychologists Deny Guantanamo Torture

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Psychologist Roy Eidelson comments on the Society for Military Psychology’s criticism of the Hoffman report, which exposed the collusion between the APA and the CIA’s torture program. He writes, ā€œthe leaders of APA’s military psychology division have offered a very dark vision for the profession of psychology – a vision that we must reject, both individually and institutionally.ā€