The Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) was the latest effort by the Bush administration to usher in a new era where respect for human rights and the rule of law do not apply. Under its provisions, the almost 400 detainees who remain at Guantánamo Bay, and those held at “black sites” throughout the world, will continue to be denied a day in court. To take action against the MCA click here. To learn more, click here.
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CCR ASKS SUPREME COURT TO INTERVENE IN CASE OF LIBYAN GUANTÁNAMO CLIENT WHO FEARS TORTURE IF REPATRIATED TO HOME COUNTRY - On September 24, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted a petition to the Supreme Court asking it to intervene in the case of Libyan Guantánamo client Abdul Ra’ouf Al Qassim and prevent his transfer to Libya, where he would likely be tortured and possibly killed.
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CCR CONDEMNS DISTRICT COURT JUDGE’S DECISION TO DISMISS ALL GUANTÁNAMO HABEAS PETITIONS AHEAD OF SUPREME COURT CASE - On September 20, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) condemned a D.C. District Court judge’s decision to dismiss all 16 habeas corpus petitions of Guantánamo detainees that were pending before his court. The one-paragraph decision justified the dismissal of the petitions by arguing that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Boumediene v. Bush meant that “[f]ederal courts have no jurisdiction” over the detainees at Guantánamo.
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CCR WELCOMES SUPPORT OF MAJORITY OF SENATORS FOR SPECTER-LEAHY AMENDMENT RESTORING HABEAS CORPUS FOR GUANTÁNAMO DETAINEES - The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) recognizes that the September 19, 2007 Senate vote on the habeas-restoring amendment introduced by Senators Specter, Leahy, and Dodd to the Defense Authorization Bill demonstrates that a majority of Senators support the restoration of habeas corpus that was stripped away by the last Congress in the Military Commissions Act (MCA). While this was not enough votes to overcome a Republican filibuster, it is an improvement from prior votes on the issue.
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COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES CCR CASE AGAINST CATERPILLAR FOR DEATHS AND INJURIES IN PALESTINIAN HOME DEMOLITIONS - On September 17, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of CCR’s case charging Caterpillar, Inc. with aiding and abetting war crimes and other serious human rights violations on the grounds that the company provided bulldozers to Israel knowing they would be used unlawfully to demolish homes and endanger civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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CCR CASE ARGUED BEFORE COURT OF APPEALS; FIRST CASE FILED BY FORMER GUANTÁNAMO DETAINEES DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TORTURE, ABUSE - On September 14, 2007, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) co-counsel argued the appeal of the first case filed by Guantánamo detainees seeking to hold U.S. officials accountable for the physical, psychological, and religious torture and abuse at the offshore prison camp. The civil case – Rasul v. Rumsfeld – was filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) along with co-counsel in October 2004 on behalf of four British citizens who were unjustly held for more than three years.
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CCR APPEALS DISMISSAL OF CASE CHARGING FORMER ISRAELI GENERAL WITH WAR CRIMES IN ATTACK ON UNITED NATIONS COMPOUND - On August 30, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed a lower court dismissal in a class-action civil case that charges a former Israeli official with war crimes and extrajudicial killing for his role in the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF’s) shelling of a UN compound in Lebanon, which killed more than 100 Lebanese civilians who had taken shelter there.
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