…For some advocates representing Afghan victims, the way the de-prioritization was announced was also indicative of Khan’s desire to keep victims at an arm’s length. “The fact that we learned about...
...Human rights advocates and lawyers for detainees say the Biden administration will be under increasing pressure to bring Guantanamo to a close. “It’s going to be unsustainable for the Biden...
The first “high-value detainee” at Guantánamo military prison was approved for transfer a day before the detention camp marked the 20th anniversary of confining prisoners in the “war on terrorism.”...
April 12, 2016, New York – Today, civil rights, human rights, and community groups held a rally and vigil at One Police Plaza, demanding an end to the pervasive abuse of Ahmed Ferhani and other...
Ten years ago today, President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA). It was enacted to authorize trials by military commission for the September 11 attacks, and...
...Last month, the New York City-based Immigrant Defense Project, in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, published an expansive report detailing patterns and practices of ICE raids...
...Last week, as Common Dreams reported , Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz's punitive designation targeted six groups—Addameer, AlHaq, the Bisan Center for Research and Development, Defense for...
A USA Today/Gallup poll in February found that 62 percent of Americans favor a criminal investigation or an independent panel to look into the use of torture, illegal wiretapping, and other alleged...
May 7, 2011, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s reports of an attempt by the U.S. to kill Anwar Al-Aulaqi by...
A Columbia University professor was barred from entering Israel because of her ties to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, Haaretz reported . Katherine Franke, a professor of law at...
