CCR filed this federal suit to protect the First Amendment rights of peace, social justice and environmental justice groups to dissent and protest at and around the G-20 summit, held in Pittsburgh...
Updated: September 28, 2009
April 2008Discussion about the inclusion of testimony extracted from Guantanamo Detainee, Ahmed Hamdan under conditions of torture while in United States custody. Article claims that decisions taken now in the...
A federal lawsuit filed by nine men, women and children to challenge ICE's policy of warrantless and discriminatory home raids throughout New Jersey. Plaintiffs seek damages as well as an injunction...
Updated: December 17, 2012
WHEN: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 8:10pm. WHAT: CCR introduces & co-sponsors " You Don't Like the Truth: 4 days Inside Guantánamo ," a devastating new documentary about Guant...
Updated: September 28, 2011
December 22, 2016Late this fall, like others around the world, I began slowly gaining greater consciousness and awareness of the situation at Standing Rock. This growing awareness accelerated as millions “checked in...
Money Belongs to the People of Afghanistan and Should be used to Stabilize Economy and Relieve Suffering, Court Filing Says April 22, New York – Afghan civil society groups are opposing the effort by...
Human rights defenders are people like you – people who defend the rights of others. Join us to learn what human rights defenders do, who they are, and what special protections they have under...
Updated: May 13, 2014
October 17, 2016Ten 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...
May 12, 2023…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...
January 14, 2022The 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.”...
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