January 2007Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologizes to Arar and offers a $10.5M compensation package for the extreme psychological and emotional torture he sustained for 10 months in a Syrian prison.
January 4, 2017As the Obama administration makes a final push to reduce the number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to halt transfers, saying that those remaining are “...
Activists vowed yesterday that former President George W. Bush would face a torture case against him whenever he travels outside the United States.
CCR seeks a creative, dynamic and experienced leader for the newly-created position of Associate Executive Director (AED) to help lead the organization to greater impact and effectiveness. As a...
Updated: June 19, 2018
September 12, 2011, New York - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights responded to the United States Court of Military Commission Review (CMRC) decision in Al-Bahlul v. United States , which was...
Cable 09MADRID440 View and download this entire cable here 09MADRID440 “Garzón Opens Second Investigation Into Alleged U.S. Torture of Terrorism Detainees.” Date of cable: May 5,...
Updated: December 18, 2010
February 2008Article discussing the pending case against six Guantanamo detainees, including CCR client Mohammed Al Qahtani, being charge for their alleged involvement in the 9-11 attacks. It highlights the issue...
September 10, 2021... Legal experts told Middle East Eye that while efforts to rein in the 1991 and 2002 war power authorisations were a positive development, the 2001 AUMF would likely remain in place in some shape...
December 28, 2021He was a beacon to people fighting for justice – and a palpable threat to their oppressors
May 15, 2013 -- Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles E. Samuels, Jr. urging him to file a motion is support of compassionate release...
Updated: August 12, 2013
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