Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay, a conversation with author and advocate Joshua Colangelo
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. | check-in
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | program
In-Person
Fordham Law School
Costantino Room (Second Floor)
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
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About the Program
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, Special Counsel at Human Rights First, will speak about his experience leading impact litigation and advocacy efforts to advance international human rights, uphold democratic principles, and support defenders of human rights globally. His recent work includes suing Turkey for assaulting peaceful protestors in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration for attempting to deport a college student based on her pro-test activity, and a U.S. pastor who fomented legislation in Uganda criminalizing the LGBTQI community.
Joshua has conducted human-rights investigations in countries such as Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain, and defended clients facing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) for protected speech. He represented Guantanamo detainees for many years and has captured his experience and insights in his new book, Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay.
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The discussant will be Martha Rayner, Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School.
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Book Description
Through the Gates of Hell is a powerful account of an unlikely friendship within the walls of Guantanamo Bay, and of what it takes to fight for human rights in the post–9/11 era. It recounts Colangelo-Bryan’s experience as an American attorney representing Jaber Muhammed, a detainee there who was among those branded by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as the “most dangerous, best-trained, vicious killers on the face of the earth.” Despite the dehumanizing conditions of the detention center, the two men forge a profound bond in their shared pursuit of justice—offering a rare, human perspective from inside one of the world’s most controversial detention sites.
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CLE Credit
CLE credits are pending in accordance with the requirements of the New York and New Jersey State CLE Boards for a maximum of 1.5 transitional and nontransitional credits.
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