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Rights Group Submits Declaration Detailing Torture

Friday, 10 February 2012, 1:48 pm | Center for Constitutional Rights

Rights Group Submits Declaration Detailing Torture to Spanish Court after Judge Issues Order to Proceed with Guantánamo Torture Investigation Document Highlights Treatment of Acknowledged Torture Victim Mohammed al Qahtani, Helps Set Stage for ... More >>

Complaint Filed with U.N. Special Rapporteur

Friday, 20 January 2012, 11:52 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

January 19, 2012, Madrid, New York, Berlin – Today, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), filed a formal complaint to the United Nations Special ... More >>

Human Rights Groups Urge Bush Torture Prosecution

Monday, 3 October 2011, 10:12 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

Groups Follow Former U.S. President George W. Bush’s Path to Canada; Press Canadian Government to Prosecute Him for Torture September 29, 2011, Vancouver – Today, the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Canadian Centre ... More >>

CCR Says Guantánamo Leaks Must Be Met By Documents

Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 10:14 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren issued the following statement in response to the leaks of government allegations against 750 Guantánamo detainees and the multiple news stories that accompanied the leaks. More >>

Human Rights Groups Announce Bush Indictment

Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 9:52 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

February 7, 2011, Geneva and New York – Today, two torture victims were to have filed criminal complaints, with more than 2,500-pages of supporting material, in Geneva against former U.S. President George W. Bush, who was due to speak at an event ... More >>

Bush Cancels Geneva Trip in Advance of Torture Suit

Sunday, 6 February 2011, 1:02 pm | Center for Constitutional Rights

Bush Cancels Geneva Trip in Advance of Torture Suit 5 February 2011, Geneva – Just days before George W. Bush’s scheduled arrival to Geneva, the former United States President decided to cancel his trip. The New York-based Center for Constitutional ... More >>

Hicks Forced To Agree To Gag Order With Plea

Saturday, 31 March 2007, 3:43 pm | Center for Constitutional Rights

Guantãnamo Detainee May Not Speak To Press, Criticize His Detention Or Say He Was Tortured More >>

Bush Must Support Accountability in Guatemala

Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:52 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

Washington , March 9, 2007–The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) today urged President Bush to make justice and accountability for human rights abuses a priority during his upcoming visit to Guatemala, particularly by ... More >>

Guantãnamo Detainees Return To Supreme Court

Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 11:40 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

Guantãnamo Detainees Return To Supreme Court For Third Time In Challenge To Military Commissions Act More >>

President Ends Spying Program After Lawsuits

Friday, 19 January 2007, 9:27 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

PRESIDENT ENDS ILLEGAL DOMESTIC SPYING PROGRAM AFTER LAWSUITS January 17, 2007, New York – Lawyers for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), who sued President Bush for authorizing warrantless wiretapping, today cautiously applauded the Bush ... More >>

Israeli Extrajudicial Killing In US Courts

Thursday, 1 June 2006, 11:11 am | Center for Constitutional Rights

May 30, 2006, NEW YORK – Tomorrow the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) will present oral arguments in its class action lawsuit against Avi Dichter, the former Director of Israel’s General Security Service (GSS), for war crimes and other human ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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