November 2, 2009, New York – Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured...
Join an afternoon discussion about current events in Afghanistan and in Guantanamo Bay with: * Charlotte Lynne Kates: Charlotte is the Education and Outreach organizer at the Centre for...
Updated: September 24, 2008
Laura Flanders Journalist and host of GRITtv Chris Hedges Senior fellow at The Nation Institute and former Middle East correspondent for the New York Times Sister Diana Ortiz Survivor of torture,...
Updated: June 2, 2009
Date: Wednesday 7 July 2010 On the occasion of the launch of FIDH’s guidebook “Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses: A guide for Victims and NGOs on Recourse Mechanisms...
Updated: July 6, 2010
CCR is proud to co-sponsor the 77th Annual Celebration & Presentation of the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism. Schedule 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussion: “The Politics of...
Updated: April 26, 2013
Updated: June 14, 2012
February 2006Maher Arar is seeking acknowledgement from the U.S. government that his torture was wrong.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales denied accusations by a Canadian Commission that the US wrongly deported an innocent man to Syria.
March 2006A lawsuit filed against Caterpillar corporation is seeking compensatory damages and an order to enjoin Caterpillar sales of bulldozers until Israel stops its practice of home demolitions.
Relatives of US activist Rachel Corrie are planning to sue Caterpillar Inc.
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