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...
Revolving Door: Former Head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Office, Now High-Level Official at Major Detention Contractor, Asks Court to Support Secrecy December 23, 2015, New York – In a Freedom of...
December 11, 2015, New York – Today, in a case brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider a historic ruling by a three-judge...
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...
Center for Constitutional Rights issues statement in support November 23, 2015, New York – Today, in response to a detailed submission to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court by a...
October 22, 2015, New York – In response to President Obama’s veto today of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which represents many of...
Medical Experts: Ba Odah “On the Precipice of Death” October 15, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a court to release a 74-pound...
October 7, 2015, New York – Today, the government officially informed Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed Kamin that the Periodic Review Board (PRB) has cleared him for release. Mr. Kamin, who is from...
Washington D.C. y Nueva York, 30 de septiembre del 2015 – Hoy, el Centro por los Derechos Constitucionales (CCR, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (...