December 8, 2015The Pentagon is expected this week to unveil a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and move terrorists to U.S. soil, suggesting prisons such as the Supermax in Colorado that houses...
November 11, 2015After President Barack Obama agreed on Tuesday to sign a $607 billion "defense" bill that undermines his own plan to shutter the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, media outlets sounded the...
November 26, 2015Hours after President Barack Obama signed into law a defense bill that continues to thwart closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a group of human rights activists is staging a vigil and...
December 8, 2015, Guantánamo – In a letter to his attorney before he received notice that his status would be reviewed today after a four-year wait, a Guantanamo detainee asked desperately, “Will...
December 8, 2015A lawyer for a New York civil liberties group is pledging her firm’s support — from lining up mental health care to financial aid — for a long-held Yemeni captive seeking release from the national...
On International Human Rights Day, join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon for a roundtable discussion on the closure of Guantanamo. He will be joinned by Elizabeth Abi-Mershed and Emilio Alvarez...
Updated: December 10, 2015
There are 107 prisoners still being held, 48 have been cleared for release but they're not going anywhere anytime soon. Wells Dixon discusses. Trouble seeing the video? Watch it on aljazeera.com .
Updated: December 11, 2015
Muhammadi Davliatov was held at Guantánamo without charge for more than fourteen years despite having been approved for transfer for more than six years. On July 11, 2016, the Department of Defense...
Updated: July 11, 2016
As the Obama administration accelerates the transfer of men from Guantánamo, the closing of the infamous prison looks to be on the horizon. Join CCR Senior Staff Attorney J. Wells...
Updated: January 21, 2016
Join us for CCR First Wednesday on January 6, 2016. CCR has led the legal battle to close Guantánamo for nearly 14 years, representing clients in two Supreme Court cases and organizing and...
Updated: December 29, 2015
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