Unsub­scribe is an Amnesty Inter­na­tional cam­paign ask­ing you to ‘unsub­scribe’ from the human rights abuses under­taken around the world in your name. Ille­gal deten­tion and tor­ture are just two of the acts that are com­mon place in the so-called ‘War on Ter­ror’, and guilty or not, peo­ple deserve bet­ter treat­ment than what they cur­rently get in (ille­gal) pris­ons around the world.

To raise aware­ness of this cam­paign, Amnesty pro­duced two excru­ci­at­ingly pow­er­ful films show­ing, for real, the CIA-endorsed tor­ture tech­niques enhanced inter­ro­ga­tion pro­ce­dures cur­rently used around the world on pris­on­ers who are yet to face a trial (i.e. in the eyes of the law, they are still innocent)*.

Wait­ing for the Guards depicts the hor­ror of Stress Posi­tions, held for a measly six hours.

The Stuff of Life shows us — in a real and unam­bigu­ous way — that ‘water­board­ing’ is tor­ture, not an inter­ro­ga­tion tech­nique. (Cur­rently only avail­able on the campaign’s main page.)

Whether or not you agree with the pol­i­tics (although it’s dif­fi­cult not to), these films are worth a watch — they are exquis­itely directed and pro­duced. The mak­ing of clip for ‘The Stuff of Life’ is also worth a watch.

* Only 1 in 10 peo­ple at Guan­tanamo are expected to face charges (and a court) — the rest will be set free with­out charge.