For 20 years, the US prison Guantánamo has been a synonym for horrendous crimes: enforced disappearances, torture, and detention without charge or trial. Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks from September to January we and our partners are hosting an interdisciplinary event series on the legacy of the world's most famous prison - Rupture and Reckoning: 20 years of Guantánamo. On the anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo on 11 January, we would like to use the occasion to stimulate reflection upon the realities of Guantánamo with our publication and our digital art exhibition. On 11 January ECCHR hosts an online panel to discuss the impact of Guantánamo and the legal struggle for the detainees and lawyers involved. Moderated by Allison West (ECCHR), Mohamedou Ould Slahi (former detainee), Katherine Gallagher (Center for Constitutional Rights) and Wolfgang Kaleck (ECCHR) will engage in the conversation. ECCHR has been working to fight the US torture program for more than ten years.
9 February 2023, 3:00 pm
Università degli Studi di Milano
In person event in Italian
Exploring the role of mandatory human rights due diligence in helping to prevent, mitigate, and remedy the human rights abuses in the arms industry: a specific focus on…
9 February 2023, 5:30 pm
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Zossener Str. 55-58 (Staircase D), 10961 Berlin
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to an unprecedented array of accountability initiatives for the crimes committed in this ongoing war of aggression. Both state institutions and…
