Five Years After Helping to Expose Abu Ghraib Scandal, Christian Peacemaker Teams Continue Human Rights Work

While the first photos were broadcast on 60 Minutes II and published in the pages of the New Yorker, the initial reports of torture actually came months earlier.
Beginning in 2003, members of the Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq began documenting dozens of cases of torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners inside U.S. military facilities.

We are joined here in Athens Ohio by two local peace activists and longtime members of the Christian Peacemaker Team, Peggy and Art Gish. Peggy Gish has worked in Iraq with Christian Peacemaker Teams since October 2002. She helped document the first reports of abuse inside U.S. prisons in Iraq and is author of “Iraq: a Journey of Hope and Peace.” Her husband, Art Gish, has been part of Christian Peacemaker Teams in the West Bank since 1995. He is the author of several books including “Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking.”

Peggy Gish, has worked in Iraq with Christian Peacemaker Teams since October 2002. She is the former co-director of the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network in Athens, Ohio. She is the author of “Iraq: a Journey of Hope and Peace.”

Art Gish, has been part of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron since 1995. He is an organic farmer and author of several books including “Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking.”