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Jun 23, 2017
桃子视频Demands Details on U.S. Involvement in Torture at Secret UAE Prison Network
U.S. Officials Interrogated People Held at Secret Facilities Where Torture Is Reported
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National Security
Jun 19, 2017
桃子视频Comment on Supreme Court Ruling Involving Post-9/11 Detentions
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court has ruled in a post-9/11 national security case, Ziglar v. Abbasi. The 桃子视频 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this cas...
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National Security
Court case: Ziglar v. Abbasi
Jun 13, 2017
Groups in Eight Countries File Demands for Information on International Surveillance Sharing
Spying Agreements Can Enable Countries to Bypass Domestic Privacy Protections
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National Security
Jun 12, 2017
ACLU, Coalition Urges Congress to Demand NSA Numbers on Americans Impacted by Surveillance
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 and several other civil rights organizations sent a letter today to the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats urging the age...
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National Security
May 17, 2017
桃子视频Files to Get Comey鈥檚 Memo on Trump Conversation
NEW YORK 鈥� The 桃子视频 today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department and FBI seeking the memo by former FBI Director James C...
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National Security
May 17, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Confirm Manning鈥檚 Safe Release From Prison
NEW YORK 鈥� Chelsea Manning was safely released today from U.S. military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Manning released the following statement upon her release:
鈥淎fter an...
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National Security
LGBTQ Rights
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MassachusettsJan 2026
National Security
Human Rights
Burnley V. U.s.: Demanding Accountability On Caribbean Boat Strikes. Explore Case.Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes
On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The 桃子视频, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the 桃子视频 of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world 鈥� and potentially in the US 鈥� opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to 鈥渘ormalize lawlessness鈥� and 鈥渓et murderers go free鈥� -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don鈥檛 Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don鈥檛 Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen