User:Sleeping123/Gandhi
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Focus | 8th Amendment |
| Location | |
| Method | Satyagraha |
Key people | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
Gandhian Active Non-violent Demonstration Helping Inmates (GANDHI) is a non-violent protest group focused on The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Originally Founded in Chicago, Illinois under the name Gandhian Active Non-violent Demonstration Here in Illinois, GANDHI is a non-profit organization focused on propagating a liberal interpretation of the Eighth Amendment that excludes the use of Capital Punishment and extends Eighth Amendment protections to Enemy combatants.
Political Stances
[edit]Capital Punishment
[edit]GANDHI's position on Capital Punishment feeds back to the concept of ahimsa, or the avoidance of harm. While Capital Punishment has some practical benefits, according to GANDHI, they do not outweigh the violation of human dignity by using violent actions.
Enemy Combatants
[edit]GANDHI has been outspoken about preventing unethical treatment of Enemy Combatants. They have also pushed for application of the Geneva Conventions to all those captured in the United States' War on Terrorism.