January 2010By Leili Kashani, CCR. After the Flight 253 attack, does it still make sense to close Guantanamo? It is crucial to remember that the vast majority of the men at Guantánamo should never have...
CCR is a proud co-sponsor of this keynote and panel discussion to commemorate Torture Awareness Month. Juan Mendez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in Washington, D.C. will speak alongside human...
Updated: June 20, 2013
January 2011It is disappointing to see the same president who ran on his constitutional law professor bona fides devote so much time and effort to discrediting WikiLeaks and working up charges against its...
On Friday October 24th the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia will hear opening arguments from counsel of the defendants CACI International Inc and CACI Premier...
Updated: October 23, 2008
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Department of Communication and Theater Arts presents In Our Name: A Play on the Torture Years. Following the opening performance on Wednesday, May...
Updated: May 3, 2012
Program Goal: The Haiti Assistance Task Force presents the final panel discussion in their three-part series focused on issues impacting Haiti entitled Human Rights in Reconstruction Haiti . A panel...
Updated: November 18, 2011
Speakers Include: Lucas Benitez Co-Founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, USA Maria Lourdes Cipriano National Coordinator, Philippines Misereor Partnership, Philippines Sergio...
Updated: June 3, 2008
Updated: October 8, 2009
Join CCR staff attorney Gitanjali Gutierrez, et al., for a discussion about Guantanamo Bay and the Conscience of Asian American Studies. Talking points include: Defending Detainees: Why, How,...
Updated: March 20, 2008
From the Firedoglake Website: For those who saw the response to the Trade Center attacks as an opportunity for the U.S. to uphold international law, this country's conduct has been a failure of...
Updated: February 23, 2010
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