That crumpled piece of paper was a “Message of Hope” card just like the one the reader is being asked to sign and return.
“Those words saved my life, and my sanity,” Constantino wrote. “Eight months later I was set free.”
On Pages 2 and 3 of the letter, the anger, outrage and guilt are ramped up as AIUSA Executive Director William F. Schulz describes the horrors faced by many prisoners around the world and how Amnesty International is dealing with those abuses. Included are the organization’s demands for proper treatment and threats of public humiliation for governments that fail to treat detainees humanely.
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