Yesterday, Senators McCain, Feinstein, Reed and Collins introduced ground-breaking bi-partisan legislation that could help ensure the U.S. never engages in torture again. The legislation calls for two important changes that would:

Make the U.S. Army Field Manual on Interrogations the standard for all U.S. government interrogations, including those conducted by the C.I.A., and mandating that the Manual be reviewed and updated regularly to ensure interrogation techniques are legal and non-coercive.

Require the International Committee of the Red Cross to have prompt access to every prisoner in U.S. custody -- no matter where or by whom they are held.

We learned from the CIA torture report the facts about an unlawful, secret program that was far more brutal, sweeping, and unnecessary than previously known. This legislation could prevent that type of program from happening again.

Your support is critical at this time.

Please contact your Senators today and ask them to vote “yes” on the McCain-Feinstein Anti-Torture Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY 2016. You can reach the United States Capitol switchboard at 1-202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senator’s office.

Or, contact your Senator via email to show your support.

Please consider a gift to support this important work. Legislation like this is a major victory in securing transparency, reform and accountability for the torture committed by U.S. personnel in post-9/11 counterterrorism operations.