Today, the New York Times' top editorial was a strong rebuke to the Obama administration for forceably sending a man from Guantanamo to his native Algeria, where he feared he would be tortured and...
Dorothee Benz is the Communications Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. She came to CCR with more than two decades experience as an editor, journalist, web manager, and communications...
The Perceived Tension Between Liberty and Security Don't know what the writ of habeas corpus is? Habeas corpus prevents the indefinite detainment of a prisoner without being charged or brought before...
Updated: May 21, 2008
Join us on Thursday, November 21, at 1:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. Jerusalem time for a conversation on evolving strategies, challenges, and priorities in the context of potential policy shifts under a...
Updated: November 20, 2024
Alliance for Justice is pleased to invite you to Blueprint for Accountability , featuring a stimulating panel of the world's foremost experts and artists on the issues of torture, democracy, and...
Updated: May 25, 2010
WikiLeaks? WikiWhat? WikiWho? WikiWhy? A panel of constitutional law and civic policy experts discuss recent events surrounding the WikiLeaks phenomenon. Audience participation encouraged. Featuring...
Updated: February 10, 2011
Join CCR President Michael Ratner for a special event sponsored by the Lannan Foundation as part of their lecture series on political, economic, environmental and human rights issues. Michael will...
Updated: May 11, 2011
University of Maryland (UMD) Francis King Carey School of Law's Muslim Legal Society and Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class presents: "Guantánamo North": Examining...
Updated: March 22, 2012
Please join CCR in Springfield, MA to pack the courtroom for oral argument on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in our case, Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively . The hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m...
Updated: December 18, 2012
"Reassessing Solitary Confinement II: The Human Rights, Fiscal, and Public Safety Consequences" scheduled before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution,...
Updated: February 25, 2014
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