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Marking 10 years since Guantanamo's opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

Marking 10 years since Guantanamo’s opening, the ACLU releases report on Guantanamo detainees

January 11, 2012
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Marking ten years since Guantanamo Bay’s opening, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report called, “Guantanamo by the Numbers”, describing the cost of running the camp and the treatment of detainees.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features Tagged 9/11, ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, CAIR Chicago, CIA, defense, detainee, FBI, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo by the Numbers, military, Pakistan, prisoner, September 11

ACTION ALERT: Express your opposition to the President's signing of NDAA

January 4, 2012
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On December 31st, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law – allowing the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens around the world.

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ACTION ALERT: Express your opposition to the President’s signing of NDAA

January 4, 2012
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On December 31st, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law – allowing the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens around the world.

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Posted in Action Alerts, Features Tagged (S. 1867), Action Alert, American, attorney, citizen, Constitution, crime, defense, FBI, imprisonment, indefinite, indefinite detention, lawyer, Levin, McCain, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Obama, President, Senate, senators, signs, Trial, unconstitutional, veto, White House

ACTION ALERT: Demand that President Obama Veto the NDAA – NOW!

December 23, 2011
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Yesterday, the National Defense Authorization Act was received by the White House for President Obama’s official signing. Call the White House today and demand a veto!

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ACTION ALERT: Ask President Obama to Veto Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens

December 15, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago is urging American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact President Obama and urge him to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.1540), which authorizes the military to arrest and indefinitely detain American citizens suspected of terrorism without charge or trial.

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Civil Rights, Interfaith Leaders Hold Press Conference to Condemn Controversial Provisions of Senate Bill S. 1867

December 8, 2011
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On Thursday, December 8, civil rights and interfaith leaders held a press conference at the CAIR-Chicago office to condemn the controversial new provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867) which passed in the Senate last week. SEE PHOTOS

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Civil Rights, Interfaith Leaders to Condemn Controversial Senate Bill

December 7, 2011
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On Thursday, December 8, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), along with other civil rights and interfaith groups, will hold a press conference calling on Congress and President Obama to reject the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1867).

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ACTION ALERT: Contact Senators, President Obama and Demand They Reject Detaining U.S. Citizens Without Charge or Trial

December 2, 2011
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Contact your Senators and demand the removal of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act which will allow the indefinite detainment of American citizens without charging them for any crime or giving them a fair trial.

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