Mohammed Al-Hamiri is a Yemeni citizen who was detained at Guantánamo for over 14 years, despite being cleared for release in 2009. He was released to the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia on April 16, 2016...
Coalition Demands Obama Step Up Pace of Transfers and Review Boards, Take Charge of Insubordinate DOD, and Finally Close Prison Washington, DC – Today, a coalition of human rights activists, torture...
As we begin a new year fighting for justice (our 50 th !), we’d like to thank the thousands of CCR supporters and donors who helped make last year’s victories possible and who, through their...
Fourteen years ago on Monday, the first wave of detainees arrived at the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. Seven years ago, President-elect Barack Obama promised that he would...
It was supposed to be a crucial part of Barack Obama’s plan to close Guantánamo Bay. But frustrated officials say the special review board designed to speed up the closure of the detention camp in...
January 12, 2016, New York – In response to the president’s State of the Union speech, in which he reiterated his pledge to close the prison at Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights, which...
...Shane Kadidal, a lawyer and Guantanamo specialist at the Center for Constitutional Rights , a legal charity, urged Obama to live up to his promise of closing the jail and ending the dubious...
January 14, 2016, New York – Today, the Department of Defense announced the transfer of Guantánamo prisoner and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Fahd Ghazy to Oman. Mr. Ghazy was only 17...
nited States officials said on Thursday that 10 lower-level Yemeni detainees had been transferred from the Guantánamo Bay prison to Oman . ... ... Mr. Ghazi has also attracted some attention because...
January 14, 2016, New York – In response to the news of the departure of Gen. John F. Kelly, who oversees Guantánamo prison, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We...
