November 11, 2016...At the Center for Constitutional Rights, legal director Baher Azmy said Friday the civil liberties group that has championed detainee rights at Guantánamo since nearly the day the prison opened...
New Hearing for Sharqawi Al Hajj Too Little, Too Late Unless Obama Administration Acts Now, Attorneys Say November 15, New York – Today, a Periodic Review Board (PRB) announced that it has granted a...
November 21, 2016...For me, this journey to Gitmo had started with a simple request. My law firm was asked by the Center for Constitutional Rights to represent a single detainee in Guantanamo Bay in his habeas...
Center for Constitutional Rights Says President Lacks Authority to Detain Prisoner November 30, 2016, Washington – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit challenging the...
December 3, 2016..."We've come a point where federal courts may say AUMF has lapsed. ...The practical circumstances on the ground are too different at this point from the aftermath of September 11th for the AUMF to...
Join the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) for a screening of The Holy Land Five. This documentary, produced by Al-Jazeera, examines their case in scrupulous detail to reveal how...
Updated: December 21, 2016
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren will join a distinguished panel of organizers, advocates, and scholars to discuss an intersectional approach to the incoming Trump administration. This event is...
Updated: December 12, 2016
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture , and the Tea Project for a night of tea, art, poetry, music, and words by artists, activists, and leaders in the movements to end...
Updated: January 3, 2017
CCR is proud to collaborate with Gallery 102, Witness Against Torture, and the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, on the The Tea Project with Ghaleb Al-Bihani...
Updated: December 29, 2016
December 21, 2016As President Obama’s terms in office come to an end, eight years after he entered office he has yet to deliver on one of his most prominent campaign promises: to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay...
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