CVT In the News
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‘20th Hijacker’ Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care
Scott Roehm, CVT Washington director, was quoted by Carol Rosenberg in her article announcing the transfer of Mohammed al-Qahtani out of Guantánamo prison.
Source: New York Times
Date: 03/07/2022 -
Short of Workers? Advocates Say Educating Immigrants Could Help
In her role as co-chair of the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies, Darlene Lynch, head of external relations for CVT Georgia, commented as part of New Americans Day at the Georgia capitol.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date: 02/11/2022 -
“A New Age of Impunity and Indifference”: Torture, Refugees, and Conflict Zones with CVT President and CEO Simon Adams
Dr. Simon Adams, CVT president and CEO, speaks about impunity and indifference when it comes to atrocities and how we can eradicate torture and help solve the global refugee crisis.
Source: Rights Talk Podcast
Date: 02/10/2022 -
Russia Takes UN Security Council Rotating Presidency
Dr. Simon Adams, CVT president & CEO, talks about the role of the UN Security Council as Russia takes the rotating presidency.
Source: China Global TV
Date: 02/07/2022 -
Biden’s Guantanamo Politics are not Obama’s
“One aspect of Guantanamo, however, clearly has changed: the politics surrounding it, which are much more conducive to closure now than they once were,” writes Scott Roehm, CVT Washington director, in this op ed article.
Source: Just Security
Date: 02/02/2022 -
Biden Team Gets It Right on Inadmissibility of Torture Evidence in Al-Nashiri Case
Scott Roehm, Washington director, was cited regarding his advocacy toward the Biden administration’s rejection of “use of statements obtained through torture at any stage in the proceedings.”
Source: Just Security
Date: 02/01/2022 -
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Help Refugees Attend Georgia Colleges
Darlene Lynch, head of external relations, CVT Georgia, was quoted saying, “Many of these young people have put their education on hold due to war and conflict, and they’re eager to restart their schooling, build their skills, and get into the workforce to support themselves and their families.”
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date: 01/31/2022 -
American Empire's Prison From Hell: Guantánamo
Scott Roehm, Washington director, comments that the failure of military commissions at Guantanamo is not the result of lack of courtrooms.
Source: Common Dreams
Date: 01/20/2022 -
Verdict in Landmark Trial Against State-Sanctioned Torture in Syria Expected Tomorrow
Dr. Simon Adams, CVT president and CEO “described the prosecution of Anwar and Al-Gharib as a ‘historic attempt to end the impunity that has allowed crimes against humanity to go unpunished for far too long.’"
Source: Middle East Monitor
Date: 01/12/2022 -
Amnesty Launches Contest for Artists to Demand Closure of Gitmo Detention Camp
The youth poster contest to help close Guantanamo, hosted by CVT and Amnesty Int'l, was featured in this article.
Source: Hyperallergic
Date: 01/12/2022
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