FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2025
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NRCAT Remembers Former President Jimmy Carter

WASHINGTON, DC – As the nation today marks the life and service of former President Jimmy Carter, National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) Executive Director Rev. Ron Stief issued the following statement:

“President Jimmy Carter exemplified servant leadership throughout his life of public service. Advancing human rights was a central pillar of his presidency, and this commitment continued as he worked to improve the lives of others both in the U.S. and globally. In 2006, President Carter joined prominent faith leaders in NRCAT’s New York Times ad calling on the U.S. to abolish torture, without exceptions.

“President Carter’s legacy of fighting for peace and justice for the most vulnerable in our world will inspire generations to come. We mourn the loss of this exemplary leader and as people of faith and conscience, we recommit to carry the torch of human rights in his honor as together we continue his work to strive for a torture-free world.”

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Since its formation in January 2006, more than 300 religious organizations have joined NRCAT, including representatives from the Catholic, evangelical Christian, mainline Protestant, Unitarian Universalist, Quaker, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Baha’i, Buddhist, and Sikh communities. Members include national denominations and faith groups, regional organizations and local congregations.

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