Civil liberties Quote by Erik Larson

“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses in prisons…

— Jimmy Carter

The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo, and I think they actually have tried to rid…

— Jane Mayer

Just consider the CIA and its effort to suppress the Senate's review of its torture program. Take in the fact that we live in…

— Laura Poitras

Since January 2002, when the United States began detaining at Guantanamo Bay enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other fronts in the war…

— Linda Chavez

With respect to the legal justifications or the policies relating to the treatment of detainees, I was not aware of any issues on that…

— Brett Kavanaugh

If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that…

— Robin Hayes

The problem, of course, lies with the realities concealed from us. This has always been the case. While the American public has slowly grappled…

— Jennifer Harbury

What makes this so remarkable is that this is the first time the United States is accountable for its record on torture with regard…

— Jennifer Daskal

“When we have a government that tortures people,” continued Kennedy, “that suspends our Bill of Rights, suspends habeas corpus, that says the Bill of…

— Brad Olsen

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu…

— Marty Meehan

Sometimes people decide to write reports even though they haven't been to Guantanamo . And so I would just suggest that people look at…

— Condoleezza Rice

Keeping this facility [Guantanamo prison] open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain…

— Audie Cornish