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Going to See a Ghost: Majid Khan and the Abuses of the 'War on Terror'

October 15, 2007

Gitanjali Gutierrez, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who was the first habeas corpus lawyer to travel to Guantanamo, wrote this op-ed in The Washington Post on CCR client...

U.S. GOVERNMENT FILES OPPOSITION BRIEF IN CCR GUANTANAMO SUPREME COURT CASE

October 9, 2007

On October 9, 2007, the U.S. government filed its opposing brief in the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Supreme Court case that will decide once again whether the Guantanamo detainees have the...

New Hunger Strike Begins after the Department of Defense Reneges on Promises to Detainees

October 2, 2007

On August 31, 2005, in New York, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) cooperating counsel confirmed that prisoners have begun a new hunger strike at Guantánamo because the Department of Defense...

CCR Case Argued Before Court of Appeeals: First Case Filed by Former Guantanamo Detainees Accountability for Torture

September 17, 2007

On September 14, 2007, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) co-counsel argued the appeal of the first case filed by Guantanamo detainees seeking to hold U.S. officials accountable for the physical...

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

July 19, 2007

On July 19, 2007, Governor Eliot Spitzer signed into law the Family Connections bill, which states that prison telephone service is a right and not a revenue generator. "Words cannot describe...

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

June 21, 2007

“It is an injustice that families of inmates are forced to pay this backdoor tax,” said Assemblyman Aubry, Chair of the Assembly Correction Committee. “This is a public safety issue because it...

CCR and Other Leading Human Rights Groups Name 39 CIA "Disappeared" Detainees

June 7, 2007

On June 7, 2007 CCR and five other leading human rights organizations published the names and details of 39 people who are believed to have been held in secret U.S. custody and whose current...

CCR AND OTHER LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS NAME 39 CIA "DISAPPEARED" DETAINEES

June 7, 2007

On June 7, 2007 CCR and five other leading human rights organizations published the names and details of 39 people who are believed to have been held in secret U.S. custody and whose current...

Canadian Rendition and Torture Victin Maher Arar Chosen for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

May 3, 2007

On May 3, 2007, Time Magazine announced that Canadian rendition victim and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Maher Arar has made this year's Time 100, a "list of 100 men and women...

CCR Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Three Black Copwatch Activists Arrested While Monitoring Police Activity

April 26, 2007

On April 26, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of three Black activists who were manhandled and arrested while peacefully and lawfully...

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Going to See a Ghost: Majid Khan and the Abuses of the 'War on Terror'

U.S. GOVERNMENT FILES OPPOSITION BRIEF IN CCR GUANTANAMO SUPREME COURT CASE

New Hunger Strike Begins after the Department of Defense Reneges on Promises to Detainees

CCR Case Argued Before Court of Appeeals: First Case Filed by Former Guantanamo Detainees Accountability for Torture

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

CCR and Other Leading Human Rights Groups Name 39 CIA "Disappeared" Detainees

CCR AND OTHER LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS NAME 39 CIA "DISAPPEARED" DETAINEES

Canadian Rendition and Torture Victin Maher Arar Chosen for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

CCR Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Three Black Copwatch Activists Arrested While Monitoring Police Activity

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