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.
This list can be ordered by date or name, and filtered by the issues to which the Factsheet relates.
Download the full Right to Reparations Factsheet
Download the full Right to Heal Factsheet
See attachments at the bottom of this page for a brief overview of Guantánamo today, and to read the documents indexed below.
Thursday, September 27, 2012: Live Stream of CCR's Panel at 12:30 PM Learn about this landmark case and what's at stake in Kiobel as CCR presents a panel discussion about the future of the Alien Tort…
Download the Solitary Confinement Factsheet with this link; Learn more about the Ruiz v Brown lawsuit with this link; Take Action: Honor the Pelican Bay SHU…
People march in support of immigrant rights, Atlanta, GA , July 2011. UPDATE: Because of the implementation of the Secure Communities program in New York City, this resource is out of date. We will update as…
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.
779 or so men have been brought to and held in Guantánamo since January 2002, all of whom were Muslim 604 men have been transferred from Guantánamo 166 men remain imprisoned at Guantánamo 92* percent of the men…
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…
Accountability for Torture by Private Military Contractors
What are the government’s “kill lists” and why are they illegal? The government has “kill lists” of individuals suspected of terrorism, including U.S. citizens, who are being targeted for death outside of zones of armed conflict,…
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 PDF of the CMU Factsheet here. What is a Communications Management Unit (CMU)? In 2006 and 2008, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP or “Bureau”) secretly created the Communications Management Units (CMUs), prison units designed to…
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…
