CCR Factsheets and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are in-depth, conceptual looks at cases, issues and policies. The resources cover a variety of areas, and aim to move beyond the boundaries of specific cases to address some of the root issues and causes. Most Factsheets and FAQs are also available to download as pdf's so that they can be easily printed and distributed.
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People march in support of immigrant rights, Atlanta, GA , July 2011. Download "Risks for Noncitizens Participating in Occupy Wall Street" (PDF) About
The Center for Constitutional Rights has assembled this fact sheet examining the death penalty in the United States from a human rights perspective.
The Center for Constitutional Rights has put together this fact sheet to address questions concerned activists might have regarding the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
600 men have been released from Guantánamo, and most are now peacefully rebuilding their lives. 171 men remain imprisoned at Guantánamo, from 23 countries. 92 percent of the men ever held in Guantánamo are not “Al-Qaeda fighters,” by…
In the aftermath of the June 28, 2009 coup d’etat in Honduras, the Organization of American States (OAS) designated then-Costa Rican President Oscar Arias as mediator between the coup regime and the ousted government to…
Download the Crime Against Nature Factsheet Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature statute, which dates back to the 19th century, is an archaic law founded on moral disapproval of what kinds of sex acts are acceptable. The…
In the pre-dawn hours of May 31, 2010, a six-boat flotilla carrying more than 700 civilians from almost 40 countries was overtaken by Israeli commandos in international waters. Israeli commandos attacked the largest ship in…
The Cases Against Titan/L-3 and CACI
What are the government’s “kill lists” and why are they illegal?
The Crackdown on Journalists Through pre-emptive raids and mass coordinated actions, local and federal law enforcement interfered with the media’s ability to report on public protest, civic engagement and on law enforcement’s activities around the 2008…
Download the factsheet here. The Federal Prison System’s Experiment in Social Isolation
Download our factsheet on the Mamilla Cemetary by clicking here.
This scorecard provides an overview of habeas case outcomes for men who have been illegally detained at the detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In chronological order, the scorecard includes the petitioner’s name, ISN (internment…
During its tenure, the Bush administration sought to centralize power in the executive by any means necessary––both legal and extralegal––in order to carry out its policies without oversight by any other branch of government. In…
The Case Against Shell
Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell) began oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958 and has a long history of working closely with the Nigerian government to quell popular opposition to its presence in the…
The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a powerful legal tool that allows foreign victims of human rights abuse to seek civil remedies in U.S. courts. It…
Evidence of the criminal activities of the Bush administration is exceedingly well documented. It is apparent in Bush administration memos, FOIA documents, congressional hearings, court documents, the testimony of victims, innumerable investigative news articles and…
The Case against Avi Dichter International law and Accountability Just before midnight on July 22, 2002, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a one-ton bomb on Al-Daraj, a densely-populated residential neighborhood in Gaza City in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).…
Why are guns for hire in Iraq? The U.S. government has increasingly been outsourcing functions previously carried out by government employees or members of the military to for-profit corporations. During the Bush Administration, the use of…
The Supreme Court Decision Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative
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