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Center for Constitutional Rights CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria LaHood talks about the dismissal of Maher Arar's case on Democracy Now! http://bit.ly/3U05vK

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On Monday, a federal court of appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar's case against US officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ...
Linda A. Griesi
Linda A. Griesi
Absolutely disgraceful!
November 4 at 3:37pm
Dennis Donohue
Dennis Donohue
"A state of war exists only as an excuse for domestic tyranny."

- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
November 4 at 4:49pm
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Center for Constitutional Rights CCR: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in U.S. http://bit.ly/4hER

November 4 at 11:00am
Bonnie Westerlund
Bonnie Westerlund
This just makes me sick. It is pathetic -- the United States of America is what? A "free" and "democratic" nation? Hah! Proof of fascism takeover folks....
November 4 at 11:06am
Deborah Barclay
Deborah Barclay
Proves we are NOT a FREE society
November 4 at 10:52pm
Paula Kaye
Paula Kaye
Sadly, Deb... You're right... As Ertha Kitt found out waaay back when she was invited to the White House during the Nixon debacle... She made the mistake of "freely expressing" her views of Vietnam... She virtually NEVER worked again...
5 hours ago
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Center for Constitutional Rights 5 Muslim, Arab and South Asian New Yorkers detained and abused in post-9/11 immigration sweeps settle case for $1.26M http://bit.ly/nieYx

November 3 at 8:00am
Chad Hetman
Chad Hetman
Oh yeah, the immigration sweep that was a red herring after the arrests of numerous Israeli agents that were caught celebrating, cheering, & videotaping the attacks and caught with a van full of explosives while dressed as "arabs" headed for the Holland Tunnel. Alot more besides these cases need to be settled.
November 4 at 7:15am
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center for Constitutional Rights
Check out Bill Quigley's quotation on WNYC about the settlement: http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/143740
November 4 at 11:16am
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights No justice for rendition victim Maher Arar: Court refuses to hold U.S. accountable for complicity in torture abroad http://bit.ly/1oWYRo

November 2 at 11:29am
Kory McFarland
Kory McFarland
Another sad Day for America. United We Vote Them Out, don't give up, don't lose Hope. Our Vision and Our collective action's are OUR Future.
November 2 at 11:59pm
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center for Constitutional Rights
Don't you wish there was an "unlike" button for these decisions that are trampling human rights?
November 4 at 11:25am
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Guantánamo Uighurs, CCR clients, released to temporary home on island nation of Palau: http://bit.ly/PQ3wB

November 2 at 8:18am
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Center for Constitutional Rights Check out the video from CCR's panel last night on mercenaries w/Vince Warren, Jeremy Scahill and Emira Woods (link on fanpage)

Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Check out the video from CCR's panel last night on mercenaries w/Vince Warren, Jeremy Scahill and Emira Woods: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2437007

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Stand Down! End Human Rights Abuses by PMC's 10/27/09 05:15PM:Stand Down! End Human Rights Abuses by PMC's 10/27/09 05:15PM recorded on USTREAM. Conference
Linda A. Griesi
Linda A. Griesi
All threats to human rights must be abolished, we need more people with courage and caring to stand up for the abused.Only love is real. May God/Allah always walk with you.
November 1 at 1:22pm
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights TONIGHT @ 6:30 pm EST: Live webcast of CCR's panel on mercenaries w/ Jeremy Scahill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Emira Woods at ccrjustice .com

October 27 at 7:29am
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Center for Constitutional Rights TONIGHT @ 6:30 pm EST: Live webcast of CCR's panel on mercenaries w/ Jeremy Scahill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Emira Woods http://bit.ly/8Wcrq

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On Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30pm EST, CCR will be hosting a panel discussion on the private military industry in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa that will be streamed on a live webcast here starting at 6:30pm EST. ...
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Check out "Hell and Dr. James When Gitmo and Abu Ghraib Come Home" on CounterPunch, authored by CCR's own Bill Quigley and Deborah Popowski (link on page)

October 26 at 1:43pm
Ryan
Ryan
Already posted a status update w/ link to it... :-)
October 26 at 1:57pm
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Check out "Hell and Dr. James
When Gitmo and Abu Ghraib Come Home" on CounterPunch, authored by CCR's own Bill Quigley and Deborah Popowski: http://bit.ly/4mjKJe

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Center for Constitutional Rights 13 innocent Uighurs still detained at Guantánamo get their day in court after being cleared for release in 2004 http://bit.ly/1HbDT1

October 20 at 9:40am
Stephen
Stephen
I got a message that the US Supreme Court was going to hear their cases. Am I thinking of something else?
October 20 at 1:18pm
Kory McFarland
Kory McFarland
I thought the Court denied to Hear the Case ?
October 20 at 4:05pm
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights Spread the word about the DC event on the private military industry. Check out the Facebook event, post to your profile and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196068185936

A Panel Discussion Sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights
Location:True Reformer Building
Time:6:00PM Tuesday, October 27th
Center for Constitutional Rights

Center for Constitutional Rights In the D.C. area? Save the date: Tues Oct 27@6 p.m. CCR panel discussion "Stand Down: The Private Military Industry in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa" (True Reformer Building 1200 U Street, NW, Washington, DC)

October 14 at 9:40am
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