Human rights attorney Michael Ratner in 2004, a few months before he won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michael Ratner and Barbara Olshansky

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Michael Ratner and Barbara Olshansky from the Center for Constitutional Rights on the threats to human and constitutional rights at Guantánamo Bay. Ratner's book is called Guantánamo: What the World Should Know.

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Music: “Escalator” by Band on a Can All-Stars / “Fallout” by Euphone

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