While many of the interrogation methods employed are torture, this term is meant to carve out a space for "new" torture, this is such a big issue that simply lumping it with torture in general would muddy the waters.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 8:10pm. WHAT: CCR introduces & co-sponsors " You Don't Like the Truth: 4 days Inside Guantánamo ," a devastating new documentary about Guant...
September 12, 2011, New York - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights responded to the United States Court of Military Commission Review (CMRC) decision in Al-Bahlul v. United States , which was...
CCR President Michael Ratner participates in panel examining the cultural and political legacy of the al-Qaida attacks and the US response in the decade since.
When: Wednesday, September 14, 6:30pm - 8:30pm What: Panel Discussion: “A Decade of Fighting Terror with Terror: CCR Reflects on 10 Years After 9/11.” CCR staff approach the 9/11...
When: Monday, September 12 at 7:30pm What: “Assessing the Legacy of 9-11,” Where: The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (btwn. Bank & Bethune Streets), New York, NY 10014 Who: Vincent...
When: Thursday, September 8 at 5pm What: The Guantanamo Lawyers Panel, co-sponsored by CCR. Lawyers who represent men detained at Guantánamo and other facilities discuss the significance of...
When: Friday, September 9, 10am-noon. Registration begins at 9am. What : Panel Discussion featuring CCR’s Executive Director Vincent Warren & John Yoo, the former Deputy Assistant Attorney...
July 7, 2011, New York – In response to reports that the Obama administration had flown a Somali man accused of ties to terrorism to New York to face prosecution after holding and interrogating...
A treasure trove of newly discovered documents about detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has revived familiar questions: Were too many innocent men incarcerated there ove...