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The John Adams Project A joint venture of the ACLU and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to assist in the representation of detainees facing prosecution at Guantánamo Bay. > More about the project	Torture The ACLU is working to end all U.S. torture - at home, at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and around the world. The United States must stop its abusive practices and once again become a leader in the global fight against injustice and inhumane treatment. > More about torture	Rights The ACLU is working to restore due process to people who have been detained by the U.S. in prisons like Guantánamo Bay and "black sites" all over the world. The ACLU also represents the only individual currently held as an enemy combatant inside the United States. > More about detention	Extraordinary rendition Extraordinary rendition is the illegal practice of transferring prisoners to the custody of countries that are notorious for their use of torture. The ACLU has brought two lawsuits against the U.S. government and the airline companies that facilitate extraordinary rendition. > More about rendition
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

The ACLU is one of four organizations that have been granted status as human rights observers at the military commission proceedings. You can read the "Guantánamo Dispatch" -- first-hand accounts of military commission proceedings on the ACLU's blog, as well as other entries about Guantánamo and torture and abuse.
ACLU v. DOD – The ACLU filed a request under the "Freedom of Information Act" demanding the release of information about detainees held overseas by the United States. While many documents have been released, many vital records are still being withheld by the government. Learn more about the "Torture FOIA" and search the documents here.
Administration of Torture – This book, authored by the ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh, compiles and analyzes hundreds of government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The documents show that abuse of prisoners was pervasive in U.S. detention facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantánamo Bay and that senior officials endorsed the abuse of prisoners as a matter of policy.

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Report: Locked Up Alone: Detention Conditions and Mental Health at Guantánamo

Amnesty International (AI)

Report: USA: Justice delayed and justice denied? Trials under the Military Commissions Act

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

Report: Leave No Marks: Enhanced Interrogation Techniques and the Risk of Criminality

Seton Hall

Guantánamo Reports

Human Rights First (HRF)

Report: Arbitrary Justice: Trial of Guantánamo and Bagram Detainees in Afghanistan (pdf)

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Report: Guantánamo and Its Aftermath

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