CCR pioneered the prosecution in U.S. courts of human rights abuses committed abroad—and some of the worst perpetrators have been corporations. From the murder of activists, to the degradation of the environment in countries ranging from Nigeria and Vietnam to the Occupied Territories in Palestine and South Africa, corporations must be held accountable when torture and killings are committed to further profits. CCR also fights to hold domestic companies accountable for injustices committed against those who can least afford them, from the families of prison inmates to sub-minimum wage workers.
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On November 10, 1995, nine Ogoni leaders (the “Ogoni 9”) were executed by the Nigerian…
Estate of Ali Hussamaldeen Albazzaz v. Blackwater Worldwide, et al. is a civil case charging the private contractor Blackwater Worldwide with war crimes for the death of an Iraqi man who was killed when Blackwater…
Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan, et al. v. Blackwater USA, et al. is a civil case filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against notorious private government contractor Blackwater USA for the killing of…
Join Craig and Cindy Corrie, the parents of Rachel Corrie, for a reading and release of Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie this Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm in St. Paul. Read More >>
Join Craig and Cindy Corrie, the parents of Rachel Corrie, for a reading and release of Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie this Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:30pm in Iowa City. Craig and Cindy Corrie will read excerpts… Read More >>
Between 1977 and 1980, U.S. Steel and the companies that took over Youngstown Sheet and Tube closed four large steel mills in Youngstown, Ohio. More than 10,000 steelworkers lost their jobs, and the area’s unemployment rate soared to more than… Read More >>
In December of 2000, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed suit against the factory Chentex Garments; Nien Hsing, its parent company; and its U.S. subsidiary, on behalf of four union leaders fired by Chentex. The suit was filed under… Read More >>