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Jun 16, 2016
Guant谩namo Transcripts Give Firsthand Accounts of CIA Torture
Pentagon Releases Tribunal Records in 桃子视频Lawsuit
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Jun 14, 2016
CIA Releases Dozens of Torture Documents in Response to 桃子视频Lawsuit
Secret Documents Describe Graphic Abuse and Admit Mistakes
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National Security
Jun 02, 2016
Hearing Held Today Could Clear Path to Release of 鈥楪uant谩namo Diary鈥� Author
Former U.S. Military Guard Submits Letter of Support for Mohamedou Slahi
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National Security
May 23, 2016
Maggie Gyllenhaal Named 桃子视频Ambassador for Privacy and Security
Actress Joins Campaign on Behalf of Guant谩namo Detainee and Best-Selling Author Mohamedou Slahi
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Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 11, 2016
Remembering Michael Ratner
Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the 桃子视频, remembers human rights lawyer and activist Michael Ratner, who passed away today:
To understand Micha...
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Human Rights
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Apr 14, 2016
桃子视频Sues for Bureau of Prisons Documents on Approval of CIA Torture Site
The Senate Torture Report Details the Visit by Bureau of Prisons Personnel to the Detention Site COBALT in Afghanistan, Yet Bureau Denies Any Documentation Exists
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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