A federal judge said Friday he would consider whether to dismiss a lawsuit against the military contractor alleged to have orchestrated torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq because of a...
" A defense contractor that supplied interrogators to the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has again asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit seeking to hold the company responsible for abuses that...
Twelve years ago today, 23-year-old U.S. human rights defender Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while peacefully protecting Palestinian homes in Gaza from...
February 6, 2015, Alexandria, VA – Today, four Iraqi victims tortured at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison urged a federal district court to reject attempts by private military contractor CACI...
I’ve written extensively about the important and complex legal questions raised by state-law tort suits against private military contractors, many of which have arisen in the context of suits by...
[caption align="right"] Delivering statement before UN working group on transnational corporations with respect to human rights.[/caption] I’ve just returned from the inaugural session of a United...
September 22, Richmond, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI)...
Military Lawyer Who Led Effort Against Unlawful Interrogation at Guantánamo Among Amicus Parties September 29, Richmond, VA – Last evening, six amicus briefs were filed with the Fourth Circuit Court...
Iraqis tortured and abused at the Abu Ghraib prison appealed the dismissal of their claims against contractors from CACI International, Inc. Over the past seven years, the civil tort case has wound...
The Trials of Patricia Isasa is a new opera by Kristin Norderval based on the true story of Patricia Isasa, who was kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured at the age of 16 by the military junta that...
