Vince Warren
@VinceWarren
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Director of @theCCR; human, civil rights lawyer; jazz & funk musician; @TheDocSociety @ECCHRBerlin @BonaveroIHR & @Haverfordedu board member. Tweets = my own
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Joined August 2009
We must resist the temptation to despair, and we must get to work. The very things that Trump will target – dissent, solidarity, resistance and progress are, not coincidentally, our greatest assets, and we must use them to build power in pursuit of justice and liberation.
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The tragic murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim reminds us - yet again - that we all must have the moral clarity to stand together & protect our inherent dignity as human beings.
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I’m deeply saddened by last night’s shooting in DC. There is no act of violence that can be justified by targeting Jewish or any people based on what they look like, where they come from or who they worship.
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If judges hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying court orders, how would that be enforced? Executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights @vincewarren describes how it could play out.
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"This administration has been built on lies and the idea that the law just doesn't apply to them." @VinceWarren, executive director of @theCCR, breaks down the Trump admin's constitutional crisis, use of Guantanamo to incarcerate migrants and rejection of international law.
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This was a powerful segment on @amanpour today. We covered immigration abductions and authoritarianism in the US
"I can't help but think about what would happen if this was my daughter, if this was my niece?" @VinceWarren reacts to the detention of a Tufts University PhD student by ICE agents. "This is what the face of unfolding authoritarianism looks like."
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Join us in honoring @VinceWarren, Executive Director of @theCCR, at our 20th anniversary gala on May 21st! CCR continues to challenge the Trump Administration's efforts to suppress our universal human rights. Get tickets & learn more here: https://t.co/Qm9BvXXQ8u
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‘Political stunt’: Feasibility of Trump plan in limbo as first migrants are sent to #Guantanamo For an informed view, there are comments from: @theCCR
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https://t.co/vPZClctCEs via @FRANCE24
france24.com
US President Donald Trump’s plan to house 30,000 undocumented migrants at Guantanamo Bay gained pace this week as the first flights arrived in Cuba. As the administration debates the legality of the…
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AALDEF is prepared to educate our communities about their rights, organize and go to court to fight these racist attacks on immigrant communities.
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BREAKING: Today, in a landmark verdict, a jury found Virginia-based government contractor CACI liable for its role in the torture of Iraqi men at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003-2004. They 've been ordered to pay millions in damages. Full press release here:
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First of its kind to make it to trial, lawsuit delivers rare accountability for U.S post-9/11 tortureNovember 12, 2024, Alexandria, VA – Today, in a landmark verdict, a jury in a federal court found a
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The challenges ahead, while daunting, are not unprecedented. The very things that Trump will target – dissent, solidarity, and resistance – are our greatest strengths, and we must use them to defend our people & planet, and to build power in pursuit of justice and liberation.
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@theCCR is proud to join allies in demanding that President Biden cease its use of Guantanamo as an offshore detention site. It’s bad enough the U.S. continues to operate an illegally annexed portion of Cuban land, worse that we use it for torture.
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Always love coming back to @UniofOxford…but even better when with two of my absolute favourite lawyers in the world, @AAncheita @ProDESC & @VinceWarren @theCCR. The happiest of reunions. Proud to serve on the board of @BonaveroIHR with them
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We're in New Orleans today for oral argument in Inclusive Louisiana v. St. James Parish, a lawsuit seeking a moratorium on the construction of petrochemical facilities in the majority-Black 4th and 5th Districts of St. James Parish. Follow this page for live updates.
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In this 10th year after the killing of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, I speak with Sheryl McCarthy about the power and progress of social movements over the last decade. https://t.co/SPKHiJ02bA
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AOC Launches Impeachment Effort Against Justices Thomas and Alito
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a group of House Democrats in introducing articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for failing to disclose gifts they...
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This was an extraordinary discussion on protest and Palestine at @Netroots_Nation. I’m glad to have been a part of it. @theCCR @smbabaa @JustVisionMedia #NN24
Watch this critical discussion here: https://t.co/cp0glVP0LM
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@pal_legal @LaraFriedmanDC @FMEP @simonerzim @IfNotNowOrg @theCCR @VinceWarren @CCR @FadiAbuShammala @JustVisionMedia @smbabaa It is a core Jewish value to fight for the most vulnerable. It is not antisemitic to speak up for Palestinans @LaraFriedmanDC@FMEP
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