October 14, 2015President Obama's efforts to close Guantánamo suffered a serious blow recently. Congress passed an annual defense authorization bill that includes new, strict requirements for transferring detainees...
February 23, 2016President Barack Obama presented a four-point plan Tuesday to “close Guantanamo once and for all” the president said. The plan now lies in the control of Congress to approve the closure, or not. “...
On July 15, 2010, the Olympia Food Co-op’s board passed a resolution by consensus to enact a peaceful boycott of Israeli goods. Annual board elections were held in November 2010, in which a number of...
Updated: August 6, 2018
An Afternoon with S’bu Zikode ; President of Abahlali BaseMjondolo, Shackdwellers Movement of South Africa Building Solidarity Among Movements To End Poverty And Ensure Dignity For All This is...
Updated: November 8, 2010
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren will provide remarks at the Annual Networking Event for Lawyers of Color in Legal Services, Legal Aid and Firms with a Public Interest/Pro Bono Practice. There...
Updated: October 23, 2013
August 15, 2015The U.S. government is opposing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Tariq Ba Odah, who has been on a hunger strike for eight years and is among the 52 who have been cleared for release from the...
February 24, 2016Once more with feeling, the President called yesterday for the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. He laid out a broad plan to do it. He laid out – again – the rationale: that...
August 3, 2016Detroiters’ challenge to Michigan’s emergency manager law will be heard Thursday by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Under Public Act 436, or the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act, the...
August 15, 2016...Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei of the Center for Constitutional Rights said that Hamdoun, a former “forever prisoner,” was “happy and hopeful” in a telephone call with his lawyer just before his...
August 21, 2016... The Center for Constitutional Rights also anticipated the DOJ’s shift in tactics on Thursday in a statement , lauding the decision while calling for the Department of Homeland Security to also...
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