December 9 marks the two-year anniversary of the release of the Executive Summary of the Senate Torture Report detailing some of the barbarity and brutality of the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation and...
Updated: December 9, 2016
President Obama has failed in his pledge of eight years ago to close the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo. Congressional obstacles, misinformation perpetuated in the media, and the president's own...
Updated: January 6, 2017
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...
Updated: May 25, 2017
June 22, 2017 To: Chairman John Thune Ranking Member Bill Nelson Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation CC: All Other Senators We write to express our serious concerns regarding the...
Updated: June 27, 2017
On March 16, 2018, CCR and 28 organizations signed a joint letter to express concerns regarding the nomination of Gina Haspel for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and to ask the...
Updated: May 15, 2018
April 19, 2018 Dear Senator: We are a diverse group of organizations from the faith, human rights, civil liberties, and open government communities, among many others, writing to urge you to oppose...
Updated: May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018 The Honorable Richard Burr Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mark Warner Vice-Chair, Senate Select...
Updated: May 15, 2018
On May 15, 2018, CCR joined a coalition of Palestinian and U.S.-based human rights groups in submitting a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo demanding that the State Department investigate...
Updated: May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018 Senator Bob Corker United States Senate 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Senator Bob Menendez United States Senate 528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC...
Updated: May 16, 2018
On May 15, 2018, CCR sent a letter to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposing S.J. Res. 59, the 2018 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, also known as the "Corker-Kaine...
Updated: May 16, 2018
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