TUCSON, Ariz. – Turkish psychiatrist Dr. Alp Ayan, honored by the Hopi Foundation for his treatment of torture survivors, spoke out against the United States for violations of the Geneva Conventions and torture at secret prisons and Guantánamo Bay.Archbishop Desmond Tutu sent a video address from Cape Town, South Africa, to the Hopi Foundation’s Center for Prevention and Resolution of Violence award ceremony in Tucson.
Tutu urged humanity to offer the hope of healing.
“Torture is an act that defies the boundaries of language”, Tutu told the gathering, urging deep hope and love. “There is love beyond fear.”
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Tutu urged humanity to offer the hope of healing.
“Torture is an act that defies the boundaries of language”, Tutu told the gathering, urging deep hope and love. “There is love beyond fear.”
Please continue ...
Photo of Dr. Alp Ayan, by Brenda Norrell