Ben Wizner

Organization: 
American Civil Liberties Union
Position: 
Staff Attorney
Areas of Expertise: 
National security, human rights, first amendment issues, Guantanamo and closing the prison, ending military commissions
  Ben Wizner (NY): Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union; co-wrote, "Don't replace the old with a new one" (12/9/08); recently returned from Guantanamo, working to close the prison and end military commissions; rendition and torture, post 9/11 civil liberties issues including CIA's abduction, detention and torture of an innocent German citizen, FBI and Pentagon surveillance of protestors