New York, December 16, 2011— The Center for Constitutional Rights, representing Julian Assange, publisher of the WikiLeaks media organization, filed a petition this morning seeking guaranteed...
April 23, 2012, Vancouver and New York —On Friday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) filed a report with the UN Committee...
September 5, 2012, Chicago – The only United States citizen residing in the U.S. designated as a “terrorist” by the Department of Treasury filed suit today in federal court to...
October 9, 2013, New York – Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under...
May 5, 2014, Geneva – Today, the Vatican was summoned to appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture to report on its record in preventing, punishing and redressing torture,...
Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25 , the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) will host its 2012 National Conference at the Stamford Connecticut Hilton. The theme is Say No to the NATO/G8...
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF LAW AND MAXWELL SCHOOL PRESENT IMPUNITY WATCH ’S 3RD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS A WEAPON OF WAR AND CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY This event is...
The Center for Constitutional Rights seeks a third- or fourth-year undergraduate student, recent graduate, or graduate student with a strong commitment to social justice to help with several legal...
"I wish to see him and hug him and sit next to him and hold his head in my arms and tell him that I love him." This week, Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon and Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain...
Donald Trump’s ignorance of the Constitution was on display yesterday in his tweet calling for “consequences” for flag burning. “Perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” the president-elect...
