CVT In the News
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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 -
Human Rights Advocacy Evaluation in the Global South: A Critical Review of the Literature
As advocacy evaluation continues to emerge as a specialized area, Dr. Jennifer Esala, CVT research associate, Dr. Craig Higson-Smith, CVT director of evaluation & research, Kirsten Anderson, formerly with CVT, and Liz Sweitzer from CU Denver, provide recommendations and a literature review to draw attention to the scarcity of scholarly work on human rights advocacy evaluation in the Global South.
Source: American Journal of Evaluation
Date: 01/12/2022 -
Guantanamo 20 Years On: A Legacy of ‘Injustice’ and ‘Abuse’
“Guantanamo highlights the hypocrisy and arrogance of the U.S, which has deliberately turned its back on the rule of law, creating a faux legal system where impunity, injustice, and disregard for human rights reign,” said Yumna Rizvi, CVT policy analyst, in this article by Ali Harb.
Source: Al Jazeera
Date: 01/11/2022 -
Guantánamo Bay Prison Must Close After 20 Years of Abuse, Ilhan Omar Says
Rep. Ilhan Omar wrote this op ed on the 20th anniversary of Guantánamo, commenting on the deep impacts and harms caused by the facility and the immediate need to close the prison. She writes, “If the president is to make good on his promise to close the facility, he’ll need to dramatically pick up the pace.”
Source: Teen Vogue
Date: 01/11/2022 -
Legacy of the “Dark Side” - The Costs of Unlawful US Detentions and Interrogations Post-9/11
Human Rights Watch published a detailed report, citing CVT’s report with Physicians for Human Rights which describes medical care failures at Guantanamo.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Date: 01/09/2022 -
Biden Promised to Close Gitmo. Instead, He’s Upgrading It.
As the Biden administration moves to build courtrooms at Guantánamo prison, Shannon Vavra quoted Scott Roehm, Washington director: “There is a consensus that the commissions have failed—but they haven’t failed because of a lack of courtrooms,” Roehm said. “They’ve failed because they were never about justice.”
Source: Daily Beast
Date: 01/05/2022 -
Elon Musk Opens Tesla Showroom in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
A tweet by Dr. Simon Adams, president and CEO, was quoted, stating, “Xinjiang is notorious for its reeducation camps, forced labour & ongoing persecution of #Uyghurs. But where most people see a liability, Elon Musk sees an opportunity.”
Source: Next Shark
Date: 01/04/2022
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