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Appeals Court Reinstates Torture Case Against Infamous Military Contractor

Human Rights Groups to Obama: Time to Follow Through on Drone Promises

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

A letter sent Thursday lists '10 US Strikes Requiring Investigation and Acknowledgement' by the US government

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US Transfers 15 Guantánamo Detainees as Rights Groups Push for Full Closure

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

Detainees are seen through barbed wire at Guantánamo Bay military prison.

The Pentagon on Monday announced that 15 men would be transferred from...

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Michael Ratner, Champion of Human Rights and the Oppressed, Dies at 72

Nika Knight, staff writer

Michael Ratner—the renowned civil rights lawyer who sued Donald Rumsfeld over...

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At Gates of Guantanamo, Activists Counter Unjust Detention With 'Powerful Act of Compassion'

Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against NYPD Muslim Spying, Citing History of Racist Scares

In No Fly List Retaliation Case, Court Rules American Muslims May Not Seek Damages from FBI Agents

Inmates Credited for 'Effectively Ending' Solitary Confinement in California

In Secret Filing, DOJ Opposes Release of Hunger-Striking Gitmo Prisoner

In Historic Ruling, Bush Officials Can Be Sued for Post-9/11 Roundups

CIA Officials Knew Rendition Victim Was 'The Wrong Guy,' Kiriakou Reveals

Accused of 'Terrorism,' Animal Rights Activists Head to Federal Court

Over Decade Later, Survivors of Torture at Abu Ghraib Demanding 'Measure of Justice'

'Uncivil': Professor Sues University For Free Speech Rights

In Torture Report Face-Off, ACLU Fights GOP Repo Man

Obama: America "Exceptional" So We Don't Prosecute Torturers

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Court Won’t Reconsider Private Prisons’ Appeal

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Gitmo Attorneys: Kelly's Aggressive Role at Guantánamo Makes Him "Unfit" to Lead DHS...

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

CCR and DRUM File Freedom of Information Request Regarding Muslim Registry

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Appellate Court Reinstates Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit Against Private Military Contractor

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New York City Stop-and-Frisk Facts: CCR Issues Statement

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DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons: CCR Says DHS and ICE Must Do the Same

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Michael Ratner, RIP (Rest in Power)

David Cole

Michael Ratner, 1943–2016

Center for Constitutional Rights

Keeping the Light Lit: Michael Ratner (1943-2016)

Marjorie Cohn

Prisoners’ Struggle Ends Indefinite Solitary Confinement

Ghita Schwarz

Growing Momentum to End For-Profit Immigration Detention

Omar Farah

Sen. Cotton May Think Guantanamo and Hell Are Different. My Client Does Not.

Radhika Sainath

When 'Civility' Is Code for Suppression

Bill Quigley

Ten Illegal Police Actions to Watch for in Ferguson

Michael Ratner

Lift Assange Out of Legal Limbo

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