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Mukasey Acknowledges Information From Syria Cannot Be Trusted
July 23, 2008, New York – Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Senior Attorney Maria LaHood, who represents Maher Arar in the U.S., issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s Comments… Read more >>CCR Looks Forward to Hague Vindication for All
July 22, 2008, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) today welcomed the arrest of notorious war criminal and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić. CCR and co-counsel brought a federal lawsuit in… Read more >>CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren Denounces Mukasey Scheme to Have Congress Delay Habeas Hearings
July 21, 2008, New York – In response to leaked portions of Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s speech to be delivered this morning, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement: Read more >>Ex-Guantánamo Detainees Effectively Disappeared After Transfer To Algeria Nearly Two Weeks Ago
On July 2, 2008, the U.S. government transferred two Algerians from Guantánamo to the custody of the Algerian government. These were the first Algerians transferred from Guantánamo to Algeria, and the men have effectively disappeared… Read more >>CCR Supports Congressional Call for Special Counsel in Maher Arar Rendition Case
July 10, 2008, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to a letter sent from members of Congress requesting Attorney General Michael Mukasey to criminally investigate… Read more >>No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar
June 30, 2008, New York – Today, the majority in a federal Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against Center for Constitutional Rights client Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in sending… Read more >>
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Vince Warren on Democracy Now Discussing Habeas Corpus Win
Created on June 20, 2008
Excerpted here, Vince Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, spoke with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales on June 13th 2008 about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Habeas Corpus rights for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
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