GRI’s Schachet comments on opening of Montano trial for 1989 murder of Martín-Baró, companions
Medea Benjamin received the 2018 Ignacio Martín-Baró Lifetime Peace Practitioner Award by the American Psychological Association
At the 2018 APA Conference on August 10th, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the organization CodePink, had a discussion with Drs. Marc Pilisuk and Gordon Lee about a wide range of topics regarding peace, racial justice, activism, and scholarship. Following the talk, Ms. Benjamin received the Ignacio Martin Barö Award.
Psychologists Barred from National Security Interrogations
The American Psychological Association (APA) passed a resolution to bar involvement by psychologists in national security interrogations conducted by the United States government. Read the New York Times article on the APA ban and the involvements leading up to it. Written by Roy Eidelson and Jean Maria Arrigo, an op-ed piece was published by the LA Times criticizing the APA’s complicit involvement in the US government’s use of torture.