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CCR Attorneys Praise Gitmo Closure Plan, Caution Need for DOD to Get on Board, Stop Holding Up Efforts

April 22, 2015

April 22, 2015, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to a front-page story in The Washington Post about the Obama...

First Military Commission Conviction Reversed

February 18, 2015

February 18, 2015, Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) vacated former Guantánamo prisoner David Hicks’s conviction in the military...

Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on Latest Legislative Effort to Block Closure of Guantanamo

February 5, 2015

February 5, 2015 – In advance of today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Senator Kelly Ayotte's bill to stop transfers from Guantanamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights...

Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on Carter Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary

February 4, 2015

February 4, 2015 — In light of Ashton Carter's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The...

GITMO Lawyers: Oman Stable, Peaceful, Culturally Appropriate, Possible Destination for Mass Transfer of Other Cleared Yemenis

January 15, 2015

January 15, 2015, New York – In response to the news that four Yemenis were transferred from Guantanamo to Oman and one man to Estonia today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued...

Groups Rally at White House on 13th Guantánamo Anniversary

January 11, 2015

January 11, 2015, Washington, DC – A coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors, Guantánamo attorneys, 9-11 family members, and members of diverse faith communities is...

Gitmo Lawyers: Let Transfers Continue Until All Men Who Will Not Be Charged Are Freed

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2014, New York – In response to the news that five men – three Yemenis and two Tunisians – were transferred from Guantánamo to Kazakhstan yesterday, the Center...

Four Afghan Gitmo Prisoners Repatriated

December 20, 2014

December 20, 2014, New York – In response to the repatriation announced today of four Afghan prisoners, including Shawali Khan, whose case the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has long...

Gitmo Attorneys Welcome Transfers, Urge Latin America to Accept More Detainees

December 7, 2014

December 7, 2014, New York – Today, in response to the transfer to Uruguay of six Guantánamo prisoners who have been cleared for release for years, the Center for Constitutional Rights (...

Gitmo Lawyers: Flurry of Transfers Must Mark Beginning of Guantánamo’s End

November 22, 2014

November 22, 2014, New York – In response to the transfer of Muhammed Murdi Issa Al-Zahrani this morning, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: We are...

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CCR Attorneys Praise Gitmo Closure Plan, Caution Need for DOD to Get on Board, Stop Holding Up Efforts

First Military Commission Conviction Reversed

Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on Latest Legislative Effort to Block Closure of Guantanamo

Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on Carter Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary

GITMO Lawyers: Oman Stable, Peaceful, Culturally Appropriate, Possible Destination for Mass Transfer of Other Cleared Yemenis

Groups Rally at White House on 13th Guantánamo Anniversary

Gitmo Lawyers: Let Transfers Continue Until All Men Who Will Not Be Charged Are Freed

Four Afghan Gitmo Prisoners Repatriated

Gitmo Attorneys Welcome Transfers, Urge Latin America to Accept More Detainees

Gitmo Lawyers: Flurry of Transfers Must Mark Beginning of Guantánamo’s End

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