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Peter Jan Honigsberg is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law and the founder and director of Witness to Guantanamo. His research and teaching focuses on the rule of law and human rights violations that occurred in the detention center in Guantanamo, as well as on the study of terrorism and post-9/11 issues. His books include Our Nation Unhinged- The Human Consequences of the War on Terror and Crossing Border Street- A Civil Rights Memoir. Honigsberg lives in Berkeley, CA.
A Place Outside the Law, Peter Honigsberg's report on US torture at Guant namo, conveys the torture message with a fierceness and presence unlike any other. The reader hears the plaintive, tormented voices of both sides of the cruelties, tortured and torturer--or, as Nietzsche wrote, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. --Lawrence Wilkerson, colonel, US Army (retired), and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell A Place Outside the Law documents a dark time in America's history and serves as an important reminder that the Constitution cannot be set aside for reasons of expediency. Ultimately, if America is to be an example and a force for good in the world, we must recognize that GITMO was a mistake and should never be repeated. --Major General Mike Lehnert, USMC (ret.), former Joint Task Force Guant namo commander Many Americans have forgotten the horrors of Guant namo, perhaps unaware that the prison still operates today. Honigsberg interviews not only detainees, but generals, interrogators, JAGS, chaplains, and guards. Their compelling, human stories paint a rich and complex picture of a deeply controversial chapter in America's history. --Jennifer M. Granholm, former governor of Michigan A Place Outside the Law makes an indispensable contribution to accountability for the multiple transgressions of the rule of law that the United States has committed--and continues to commit--in the Global War on Terror. From ignoring the presumption of innocence, to outrageous behavior against defense lawyers, from disappearance and prolonged arbitrary detention to physical and psychological torture, this shameful page of US history still demands truth and justice. Peter Jan Honigsberg's book adds human voices and touching stories to show us why we need to insist on the US government's obligation to investigate, reveal the truth, and prosecute and punish the perpetrators, especially those bearing the greatest responsibility for these crimes. This book brings us closer to that inevitable hour of reckoning. --Juan Mendez, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
