September 2012An argument before the Supreme Court on October 1 in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum will have enormous significance. The case concerns the torture of Ogoni leaders in Nigeria, but at stake is the...
March 6, 2020... Katherine Gallagher, of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said: “Today, the International Criminal Court breathed new life into the mantra that ‘no one is above the law’ and restored some...
July 26, 2023..."The United States has a moral and legal obligation to ensure that its military funding is not used to support actions that violate international humanitarian or human rights law," said the letter...
December 2008The President of the legal nonprofit Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Ratner, has resumed calls for a formal prosecution of ex-Bush Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld following revelations by...
August 2, 2023...Abu Ghraib prison detainees can proceed with their 16-year lawsuit accusing defense contractor CACI Premier Tech. Inc. of aiding and abetting torture in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. CACI’s motions to...
An Evening with Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights Hart Auditorium, located in the McDonough building at Georgetown Law campus 600 New...
Updated: March 17, 2009
October 2014"When it comes to this summer's Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the slaughter of more than 2,000 Palestinians, including 500 children, it's easy to wonder if American apologists for Israeli...
#c_schedule p.nopad{padding-bottom:0;}#c_schedule ul.nopad{margin:0;}.time{display:inline-block;width:175px;} CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) BREAKFAST (Outside...
Updated: June 4, 2013
CCR is a proud cosponsor of #LawStrikesBack, a national effort organized by our friends at the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and a rally in coordination with the nationwide #GeneralStrike planned for...
Updated: February 16, 2017
September 10, 2015U.S. government officials have blocked the release of 116 pages of defense lawyers' notes detailing the torture that Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah says he experienced in CIA custody, defense...
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