CCR is proud to be a presenting partner for the New York premiere of The Silence of Others at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q...
Updated: May 22, 2018
CCR is proud to be a presenting partner for the New York premiere of The Silence of Others at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q...
Updated: May 22, 2018
March 2012In a correspondence between Jack Goldsmith and CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy, Professor Goldsmith credits Michael Ratner and the Center for Constitutional Rights for initiating—and consistently...
September 2008Defense contractor, CACI, claims immunity from charges that interrogators they supplied to Abu Ghraib were used to torture prisoners.
July 20, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in support of the Strike for Black Lives : As the Strike for Black Lives outlines, “This is a moment to...
CCR will argue on behalf of its client, Maher Arar,in his federal lawsuit challenging his rendition by the U.S. government, where he was tortured, forced to falsely confess, and released after one...
Updated: October 28, 2007
There are dozens of detainees at Guantánamo from “high-risk” countries where there is a potential danger of persecution or torture should they be forcibly returned. At least 20 of...
Updated: January 11, 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...
Activists vowed yesterday that former President George W. Bush would face a torture case against him whenever he travels outside the United States.
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