Bio
Christopher Anders () is the Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Democracy and Technology of the ACLU's National Political Advocacy Department. Since joining the ACLU legislative team in 1997, Anders has represented the ACLU on a wide range of civil liberties and civil rights issues. Since 2006, he has led a national coalition of human rights, civil liberties, and religious groups working on detention and Guantanamo issues. He also has served as a human rights observer at military commission proceedings held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prior to joining the ACLU’s Washington office, Anders spent 11 years with Washington law and lobbying firms.
Featured work
Mar 28, 2013
Obama's Drone Killing Program Slowly Emerges from the Secret State Shadows
Mar 8, 2013
Thanks to John Brennan, a Big and Bipartisan Pushback Against the Vast Killing Program
Nov 29, 2012
Don't Be Fooled by New NDAA Detention Amendment
May 16, 2012
36 Hours Left! Tell Congress to Pass the Smith-Amash Amendment to the NDAA
Apr 19, 2012
A Slick Trick on the NDAA and Indefinite Detention; Don't Be Fooled!
Feb 28, 2012
Have You No Shame? Torture Memo Author to Testify Against Blocking NDAA Powers in USA
Feb 28, 2012
Will Congress Finally Start to Clean Up the Mess It Made With the NDAA?
Dec 7, 2011
Behind Closed Doors: Congress Trying to Force Indefinite Detention Bill on Americans
Nov 23, 2011
Senators Demand the Military Lock Up of American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window
Sep 8, 2011
Tenth Anniversary of Worldwide War; A Time to Reassess Who We Are