Recidivism is a smaller problem for Guantanamo detainees now than under the previous administration, but Republicans insisted on Capitol Hill today that the prison camp must stay open for this reason...
Download CCR's report on current Guantanamo conditions . After over seven years of unlawful executive detention, the approximately 240 men who remain imprisoned at the U.S. Naval Base at Guant...
The recent Boston marathon bombing prompts us to examine the friction between the war on terror and the rule of law, including due process rights, rights of free speech and assembly, and protections...
...Al-Alaqi v. Panetta was a lawsuit filed in 2012 challenging the targeted drone killings by the United States of three U.S. citizens in Yemen. Although the U.S. government has carried out targeted...
This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post on May 24, 2010. US law officially proclaims Memorial Day "as a day of prayer for permanent peace." However, the US is much closer to...
Quigley's lecture, “ Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How to Destroy an African-American City in 33 Steps ,” was prompted by a conversation at a New Orleans grocery store: “I...
Three Iraqi torture survivors will finally have their day in court as their long-running lawsuit against CACI Premier Technology, a private military contractor that provided interrogation services at...
This Sunday, June 26, is the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture . On this day, and every day, CCR recognizes the courage and resilience of our clients, allies, and movement...
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld is a case that challenged the arrest and denial of due process to U.S. citizen Yaser Esam Hamdi before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Center for Constitutional Rights’ (CCR) amicus...
