# Event Details - **Event Name**: 25 Years Since 9/11 and Still No Justice. Here's Why. - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 13 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 13 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: 25 Years Since 9/11 and Still No Justice. Here’s Why. | Busboys and Poets Books Presentation with John Ryan and Lisa HajjarAbout this EventThe September 11 terror attacks occurred 25 years ago. Yet there has been no justice for the 2,977 people killed on that day, or for the five Guantánamo detainees the US government accuses of responsibility for this crime. The 9/11 case in the military commissions system—which started in 2008 and restarted in 2012—has not moved past the pre-trial phase. Rather than closure and answers, the case has exposed facts about the CIA’s past torture of the defendants—which challenge any hopes for legal justice.John Ryan, author of America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantánamo Bay, and Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture, have covered the military commissions for over a decade. In conversation with Alka Pradhan, they will discuss the 9/11 case and its broader implications for the war on terror and Guantánamo’s future.Copies of the books will be available for purchase during and after the event, and both authors will be signing following the program.John Ryan is a co-founder of Lawdragon Inc. and has won numerous accolades as a legal affairs journalist over the past twenty-five years. Since 2015, John has been one of just two reporters in the world to report regularly on the military tribunals from Guantanamo Bay, earning three New York Press Club Awards for his work.Lisa Hajjar is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, whose work focuses on the relationship between law and conflict. She is the author of Courting Conflict and Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights.Alka Pradhan is a human rights attorney representing one of the capital defendants in the 9/11 Case at Guantanamo Bay, as well as a defense attorney at the International Criminal Court. She is a specialist in the litigation of torture and the law of war, and an adjunct professor at Penn Law School.The Middle East Research and Information Project is a nonprofit organization supporting critical coverage of the politics, society, culture and economy of the Middle East since 1971. To read their latest analysis, visit their website www.merip.org and sign up for their newsletter.This event is free and open to all. Doors open to guests at 4:30pm. Our program begins at 5:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of "America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantánamo Bay" and "The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture" will be available for purchase before and during the event. Please note that this event is in person.We ask that guests RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event from Busboys and Poets BooksBOOK DETAILSAmerica’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantánamo BayBy John RyanAugust 12, 2025 | Hardcover, 456 pages, $32.99The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight Against Tortureby Lisa HajjarAugust 13, 2024 | Hardcover, 376 pages, $29.95 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/25-years-since-9-11-and-still-no-justice-heres-why/100001993502960017 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Busboys and Poets 14th & V - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Busboys and Poets 14th & V - **lat**: 38.91780869999999 - **long**: -77.0314628 - **full address**: Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St NW, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 25 Years Since 9/11 and Still No Justice. 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