Silent protest during a Senate hearing on Guantanamo Bay.
By getting involved CCR supporters sent tens of thousands of letters to Congress and other targets, convinced a New York State Supreme Court judge to revoke the plea bargain he had accepted for Emanuel “Toto” Constant the Haiti paramilitary leader and human rights abuser.
This list displays actions you can take today, from demanding that Congress restore habeas corpus and close Guantánamo, to asking a German federal prosecutor take up our case against Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales or asking Condoleezza Rice to prevent one of our clients from being sent home to Libya to be tortured.
Sort this list to find ways to act on the issues most important to you.
Today, in the hopes of finally seeing justice, we are petitioning the United States Supreme Court to hear Mr. Arar’s extraordinary rendition case and we urgently need you to take action.
Please urge your representatives to co-sponsor the “Stop Outsourcing Security” legislation that Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) recently introduced in the House and the companion bill Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) introduced in the Senate. Phone calls…
On December 30th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Jean Montrevil, a green card-holding immigrant since 1986 who completed a prison term for a non-violent drug offense committed 20 years ago.
In recognition of Human Rights Day, please read a statement from CCR and an op-ed written by CCR client Maher Arar, published in the Progressive today.
CCR has fought for reproductive justice for women since the days when abortion was illegal. Decades later, women’s rights are still under attack. The proposed national health care reform being considered by Congress includes dangerous…
Help put the pressure on our government to stand by its promises. Write or call the White House at (202) 456-1111 and ask President Obama to stand for human rights and accountability. Insist that he…
This is a key opportunity for us to put the Obama administration on the right track, because it is currently in violation of U.S. law: Dick Cheney admitted his role in waterboarding and said he…
On July 20, 2009, CCR sent an action alert to supporters regarding the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2010. Please read below for details.
Please urge the New York State Legislature to pass the Anti-Torture bill sponsored by Assembly Member Richard Gottfried (Assembly Bill A-6665-B) and Senator Tom Duane (Senate Bill S-4495-A) by signing this petition.
President Obama released four torture authorization memos written by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) under the Bush administration that devised a legal framework for the justification of the Torture Program. The memos were released…
Critical legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate. H.R. 874 and S. 428, known together as “Travel for All,” seeks to overturn the 47-year old travel embargo on Cuba, a misguided…
On February 23, 2009 the Department of Defense issued a report that claim conditions of confinement at Guantanamo Bay uphold U.S. and international human rights law. For many of our clients, however, who have endured…
A recent interview by a former Guantanamo guard vividly exposes the brutal conditions and treatment suffered by men held at Guantánamo in early 2002, yet inhumane conditions persist to the present day. Please join us…
In a key case seeking justice for victims of extraordinary rendition - the policy of outsourcing torture - the Justice Department under President Obama stated that it would continue to use the "state secrets" privilege…
As you may know, in October 2008, U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina ruled that the imprisonment of 17 Guantanamo detainees was illegal, and that these men - Uighurs, members of a persecuted Muslim minority…
President Obama's three executive orders of January 22, 2009 call for the closing of Guantanamo within one year, the closing of secret CIA 'black sites,' and the limiting of interrogation techniques to those allowed in…
President Obama issued an important executive order on January 22, 2009, ordering the closure of the offshore prison camp at Guantánamo Bay within one year. It is seven years long past time to close Guantánamo,…
One of the most effective ways to take action is to raise awareness.
