Scott Roehm

Member of the Editorial Board

Scott Roehm (@ssroehm) is the Director of Global Policy and Advocacy at the Center for Victims of Torture, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law School. Prior to this, he was Vice President of Programs and Policy at The Constitution Project, where he oversaw the organization’s national security, immigration, and criminal justice portfolios. Before joining The Constitution Project, Scott served as the special counsel for pro bono at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. He has also worked with Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Monrovia, Liberia and Greensboro, North Carolina.

 Scott holds a J.D. from Fordham Law School and a master’s in International Affairs with a specialization in human rights from Columbia University. He is also on LinkedIn

Articles by this author:

Another Lost Year on Guantanamo

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Jan 11th, 2024

US Regresses on Torture and Guantanamo at Treaty Review

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Oct 26th, 2023

States Have an Opportunity to Lead on a Torture-Free Trade Treaty

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Oct 12th, 2023

Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo

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Jun 29th, 2023

On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Call to Better Support Them

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Jun 21st, 2023

A Big Few Weeks for Guantanamo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Feb 8th, 2023

Biden’s Guantanamo Politics are not Obama’s

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Feb 2nd, 2022

The Biden Administration’s Moment of Truth on Torture Evidence

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Dec 1st, 2021

A Torture Survivor Speaks at the Guantanamo Military Commissions

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Nov 4th, 2021

How to Responsibly End Three Key Rights-Abusing Post-9/11 Policies

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Sep 9th, 2021

Nuremberg Prosecutor says Guantanamo Military Commissions Don’t Measure Up

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Aug 24th, 2021

Course Correction Still Needed on Anti-Torture Obligations

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Aug 9th, 2021

How the Biden Administration Should Take Torture-Derived Evidence Off the Table

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Jun 17th, 2021

Biden Team’s Litigation Tactics on Guantanamo Undercut Biden Policy to Close the Prison

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Apr 21st, 2021

Biden’s Asylum EOs and Where to Go from Here

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Feb 4th, 2021

How to Fix the U.S. Litigation Position in Key Pending Cases

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Jan 27th, 2021

On Accountability and the Next Presidency, Starting With the Cabinet

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Nov 23rd, 2020

Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: End Endless War

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Sep 11th, 2020

Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Uphold the Prohibition on Torture

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Sep 11th, 2020

Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Close Guantanamo and End Indefinite Detention

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Sep 11th, 2020

Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Introduction

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Sep 11th, 2020

Trump’s Latest Assault on Asylum Has Nothing to Do with National Security or Public Health

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Jul 15th, 2020

Crises of Accountability for U.S. Systemic Abuses of Power

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Jun 26th, 2020

Guantanamo’s COVID-19 Precautions Must Safeguard Detainees’ Rights

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Mar 31st, 2020