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The United States and the World Since 9/11: Less Safe and Less Free
One result of the Bush Administration’s striking combination of ineptitude and contempt for law and government is a growing shelf, on its way to becoming a library, of books that chronicle and analyze the ways in which constitutional rights and international law have been assaulted…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Waiting for Fahd: One Family's Hope for Life Beyond Guantánamo
This heartrending short documentary tells the story of Fahd Ghazy, a Yemeni national unlawfully detained at Guantánamo since he was 17. Fahd is now 30. Through moving interviews with his beloved family, “Waiting for Fahd” paints a vivid portrait of the life that awaits a man…
Author: Center for Constitutional Rights
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Detainee Rights: A Step Forward in the U.S., Back in the UK
Last week was a dramatic one, on both sides of the Atlantic, in the battle to preserve fundamental human rights against the recent disturbing tendencies of two of the world’s leading democracies to invoke fear of terrorism to claim extraordinary and excessive powers. In the…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Atlantic Mourns the Death of Michael Ratner, a Fearless Advocate for Justice
The Atlantic Philanthropies mourns the loss of Michael Ratner. For over a decade, we have funded work led by Michael that has enabled the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to secure justice for victims of human rights and civil liberties abuses. His fearless leadership and tireless commitment…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Obama legal team wants to limit defendants' rights
The Brennan Center for Justice is an Atlantic grantee. by Mark Sherman The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 23 year-old decision that stopped police from initiating questions unless a defendant’s lawyer is present, the latest stance that has disappointed civil…
Author: Huffington Post
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Muslims Welcome Shuttering of NYPD Spying Unit
Video: Director of the Arab American Association of New York, Linda Sarsour, applauds the NYPD decision to end the Muslim surveillance program but said there’s still concern about police mentality towards Muslims. By Omar Sacirbey, Religion News Service Muslim and civil rights groups welcomed the…
Author: The Washington Post
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Hate Campaigns Can’t Block Overdue Steps Toward Fair Treatment of Immigrants
Barack Obama’s campaign gave hope to millions of immigrants and their leading advocates. Atlantic has been proud to support and stand with these groups in the long campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. But that hope has been strained of late, and it is time to…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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A Ruling on the Rights of the Detained
Original Source Letters To the Editor: Re: Justices, 5-4, Back Detainee Appeals for Guantánamo (front page, June 13): The Supreme Court’s decision marked the third time the court has rebuked this administration’s lawless actions at Guantánamo. It shows that the judiciary will not lie down…
Author: The New York Times
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Foundations help nonprofits hurt in Madoff affair
By RACHEL BECK NEW YORK (AP) – Nonprofits that are struggling because their donors lost money with Bernard Madoff are getting a bailout — but not from the government. Richer foundations are stepping in to help. Human Rights Watch, The Center for Constitutional Rights and others are…
Author: Associated Press
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Judge Rules NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Practices Unconstitutional, Racially Discriminatory
In a historic ruling on 12 August 2013, a federal judge found the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stop-and-frisk practices — which entail temporarily detaining people on the street, questioning them, and possibly also frisking or searching them — unconstitutional and racially discriminatory. This legal victory…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies