Telephone Justice for People in Prison Since 1999, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has been fighting on the ground and in the courts to end the exploitative telephone contract between New...
Updated: January 14, 2015
Djamel Ameziane (Photo by Debi Cornwall) A refugee from Algeria, Djamel Ameziane was detained in Guantánamo Bay from 2002 – 2013. Djamel was born into a large, close-knit Berber family that...
Updated: December 7, 2015
Hussain Saleh is a life-long Brooklynite and U.S. citizen with roots in the United States dating back multiple generations. His parents and siblings also reside in New York, forming a tight-knit...
Updated: April 10, 2019
Photo of plaintiff Naveed Shinwari taken by Lend Frison Naveed Shinwari is a lawful permanent resident who has lived in the United States since 1998, when he was just 14 years old. He currently lives...
Updated: September 8, 2021
Charles Watts is a 51-year-old Black man on whose behalf the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a motion for “compassionate release” in federal court on November 9, 2021.
Updated: December 2, 2022
Abdul Razak Ali* (also known as Saeed Bakhouch ) is an Algerian citizen who was detained at Guantánamo without charge from 2002 until April 2023, when he was transferred to Algeria. Before Guantánamo...
Updated: April 21, 2023
CCR joined 15 civil society organizations in sending a letter to members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations concerning the confirmation hearing of Mr. Rex Tillerson as the United States...
Updated: January 10, 2017
PLEASE NOTE: CCR has closed its Cuba Travel Project and is no longer operating a hotline. Below please find some general information and links that may be helpful. Up-to-date Federal Regulations...
Updated: February 4, 2015
Profile of Ahmad Abdulahad Ahmad Abdulahad is a thirty-eight year old ethnic Uighur who, until his release to Palau in October 2009, was unlawfully imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. The United...
Updated: January 15, 2010
Client Profile of Benamar Benatta
Updated: March 24, 2017
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