The First Activist Lawyer Book Club of 2026 Through the Gates of Hell – American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay by Joshua Colangelo-Bryan.

For our first Activist Lawyer Book Club choice  of 2026, we have selected a book that forces us to confront one of the most troubling chapters in modern American legal history: Through the Gates of Hell - American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay.

In this searing and deeply personal account, civil rights attorney Joshua Colangelo-Bryan takes readers inside the legal black hole of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. What unfolds is not just a story about national security policy, but about lawyering under pressure, moral courage, and the fragility of constitutional protections when fear drives public policy.

For lawyers committed to constitutional principles, this book is a reminder that the rule of law is not self-executing it depends on people willing to defend it.

Book Club Details

Join us

Thursday, 19^th March 2026

6-7om GMT

Zoom link will be sent

If you would like to join us, please register for the link by emailing: info@activistlawyer.com 

Please check out Humanitas Media for more on purchasing the book: https://humanitasmedia.org/through-the-gates-of-hell/

You can also find out more about Human Rights First lawyer, Joshua Colangelo-Bryan on Episode 119: https://activistlawyer.podbean.com/

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