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GUESTS: Mohsen and Mojtaba Mirmehdi, two of the four Mirmehdi brothers, Steven Rodhe, Constitutional lawyer, former president of the ACLU of Southern California, one of the founders of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace

In October 2001, four Iranian brothers were arrested by immigration authorities on suspicion of being members of an Iranian opposition group. The group Mujaheddin-e Khalq or MEK, seeks to overthrow the Iranian government, and is listed by the State Department as a terrorist organization. Immigration authorities threatened to deport the men back to Iran, where they would most likely be arrested and/or tortured by the Iranian government for their political ties. The four brothers, Mostafa, Mojtaba, Mohsen, and Mohammed Mirmehdi, were among the longest serving detainees on US soil since 9/11. Meanwhile new analysis of Department of Defence data on the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has revealed that the the vast majority are innocent men who were kidnapped and turned over to the US for a bounty.

Torture & Detentions: The Struggle for Human Rights & Civil Liberties since 9/11

Monday February 13th at 6:15pm
at SGI-USA L.A. Friendship Center
5899 Venice Blvd (at Fairfax Ave) 90019

The event will feature victims of torture & detention who relate their experiences and examine the reality behind US sanctioned policies that violate International law, the Geneva Convention and the US Constitution.

Speakers:
Hector Aristizabal on his and his brother’s torture by a Colombian death squad

Mohsen, Mostafa, Mojtaba & Mohammed Mirmehdi Brothers detained over 4 years in the U.S. without evidence or due process

Moderated by Stephen F. Rohde, Civil Rights Attorney and former President of the ACLU

For more information, contact: Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace (ICUJP) at icujp@pacbell.net or call 626-683-9004, or visit www.icujp.org.