...But Wells Dixon, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights who is representing some detainees, is hopeful the guilty plea provision will be a big help in closing the facility. After...
Court of Appeals Rejects Defendants’ Attempt to Have Case Dismissed June 17, 2016, Miami – More than 12 years after government-planned massacres in Bolivia killed 58 unarmed civilians, the Eleventh...
Un Tribunal de apelaciones de Estados Unidos rechaza el intento de los demandados de hacer que el caso sea desechado El 17 de junio, 2016, Miami – Más de doce años después de que unas masacres...
Over the past year, several attempts in the New York legislature to pass laws protecting Israel against the boycotts, divestment and sanctions collectively known as “BDS” have failed. BDS punishes...
A Saudi national accused of trying to take part in the September 11 attacks who has been repeatedly tortured gets a chance to plead his case in front of a Guantanamo parole-like board on Thursday...
In May, the nation’s two largest private prison contractors announced dramatic increases in their first-quarter earnings for the year. The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) reported a 17 percent increase over...
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner transferred to Uruguay in 2014 has vanished and is believed to have left the country under uncertain circumstances, U.S. officials said. Law enforcement is now...
Eight years ago in February, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was officially charged with war crimes and murder. Three attempted trials and countless...
Lawyer, professor, and writer Jonathan Hafetz shares his memories of late CCR President Emeritus Michael Ratner and the enduring mission of efforts to close Guantánamo, which is further explored in...
June 21, 2016, New York – Today, human rights and civil liberties groups filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request seeking documents relating to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent executive order...
