United States v. Ahmed Abdel Sattar, et al. is a case in which Lynne Stewart, a criminal defense attorney who represented Sheikh Abdel Rahman, was indicted on April 9, 2002, for providing "material...
Updated: October 22, 2007
Action brought in Switzerland under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
Updated: November 12, 2019
May 23, 2014, New York, Geneva – Today, the United Nations Committee Against Torture found that the widespread sexual violence within the Catholic church amounted to torture and cruel, inhuman...
March 29, 2009, New York – According to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), yesterday’s announcement that a Spanish judge has initiated a criminal investigation into the actions of John Yoo...
Updated: October 2, 2008
March 21, 2016Photo credit: US Human Rights Network
This report is a product of our united efforts. This report uniquely recounts the experiences of prisoners inside Guantánamo Bay prison. Other reports, for the most part, rely on the...
Updated: January 11, 2010
President-elect Biden has been a supporter of closing the Guantánamo Bay prison since he was a senator. The Center for Constitutional Rights welcomes his support as president, and calls on him to...
Updated: January 18, 2022
OSI Forum: Seeking Accountability for Torture—Photography as Evidence Location: OSI-New York Event Date(s): June 3, 2009 Event Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Speakers: Matthew Alexander , Chris Bartlett ,...
Updated: June 3, 2009
January 20, 2011, New York – Just before the first anniversary of President Obama’s failed deadline to close Guantanamo, the New York Times yesterday reported that the administration will...
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