Board Will Not Reconsider Prisoner for Release May 4, 2017, New York – Today, lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) criticized a decision by the Guantánamo Periodic Review Board (PRB...
The day I learned of Michael Ratner’s passing, one year ago today, I had to travel to Richmond, Virginia to argue an appeal related to one of the Abu Ghraib torture suits CCR brought against an...
Last week in Virginia, CCR Executive Director Vince Warren and Bertha Justice Fellow Noor Zafar had their words illustrated in real time at a profoundly moving gathering organized by a CCR supporter.
CCR is thrilled to support Witness Against Torture’s #foreverhumanbeings campaign to raise awareness of the 41 men who remain detained at Guantánamo, including CCR clients. Guantánamo has always been...
On May 8, 2017, CCR joined a coalition of human rights advocates calling on the U.S. Government to demosntrate leadership on human rights in the Americans, focusing on constructive engagement with...
“Are we going to pretend they’re less than men and walk away?” This beautiful line from Peace Poet Luke Nephew’s piece, “ There is a Man Under the Hood ,” anchors Witness Against Torture’s new...
CCR has long called for an end to the military commissions system at Guantánamo, a second-class system of justice designed to hide brutal torture committed by the U.S., and a proven failure,...
CCR's Rachel Meeropol , joined in conversation by Reem Jayyousi, daughter of a former CMU prisoner and member of National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF), will discuss the Communications...
On June 16, 2017, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its 23 member organizations in the Americas collaborated on an open letter to the Organization of American States requesting...
CCR Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain will join this panel of Guantanamo prisoner attorneys and advocates who will share their stories and revive the conversation about what is at stake with the...
