Dear Friends, 

On this Human Rights Day, NRCAT celebrates the anniversary of the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which declares: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and human rights." 

In honor of Human Rights Day this year, NRCAT is highlighting a film from our new short film series, Humans Out of Solitary, featuring 30 interviews with solitary survivors.

In this 4-minute interview, Ms. Natasha White powerfully describes how her time in solitary confinement while incarcerated was designed to break her spirit. And yet, it did not stop her from going on to now lead efforts to fight for new human rights standards proposed by the Virginia state legislature that would end solitary confinement in the state. Ms. White currently serves as the Coordinator of the Virginia Coalition on Solitary Confinement and the Director of Community Engagement at Interfaith Action for Human Rights. 

I invite you to view this Humans Out of Solitary short film and share it - you can share this Facebook post or tweet.  Also, I invite you to donate to NRCAT to support our interfaith work for human rights for all.

Your financial contribution to NRCAT helps us elevate the universal values of human rights shared by our religious traditions – that every life is sacred and that no human being should ever be tortured or imprisoned indefinitely without due process. 

Thanks to two generous NRCAT donors, your tax-deductible contribution will be doubled. Donate today in honor of human rights heroes like those featured in the NRCAT Humans Out of Solitary film series.

With gratitude and respect,

Johnny Perez
Director, NRCAT's U.S. Prisons Program
Solitary Survivor