Psychologists for Social Responsibility @PsySR_org in their statement defending freedom of Julian Assange describes how @WikiLeaks has provided information vital for democracy & what their publication meant to the organization. psysr.net/wp-content/upl… 1/7

The publication of TheGuantánamo Files revealing the treatment of Guantánamo prisoners in Cuba was particularly important. 2/7

WikiLeaks’ release of 779 classified reports on current and former prisoners of the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo shed light on unethical detention and interrogation practices that were carried out during the Bush administration’s “War on Terror”. 3/7

1000 of pages of previously unreported documents dating from 2002 to 2008 informed the public about how innocent men were often detained by mistake and prisoners were exploited during interrogations. 4/7 #WikiLeaks #GuantánamoFiles

Documents released by Wikileaks revealed how the Behavioral Science Consultation Teams, consisting partly of psychologists, had a major say in the methods approved for use on the prisoners. 5/7 #WikiLeaks #GuantánamoFiles

The released documents provided information critical for PsySR members to make their case against the American Psychological Association @APA who was alleged to be colluding with the Department of Defense and the CIA. 6/7 #WikiLeaks #GuantánamoFiles

WikiLeaks' efforts to release the full, unredacted, Guantánamo Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual provided PsySR members with evidence that was essential to achieving some degree of accountability and ethical policy change within the APA. 7/7 #WikiLeaks #GuantánamoFiles