CCR, Palestine Legal, and 20 other rights organizations put out a call on December 9, 2016, International Human Rights Defenders Day, to demand protection for and an end to threats against,...
Updated: March 15, 2017
October 4, 2010, New York and Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it is asking the Solicitor General for the government’s views on claims brought by hundreds of detainees...
October 29, 2021, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba ‒ The military commission sentencing hearing of a man tortured and imprisoned by the U.S. for eighteen years concluded today, paving the way for his transfer...
CACI seeks dismissal after Virginia jury held it liable for torture and awarded $42 million in damages September 9, 2025, Richmond, VA – Three Iraqi men sought today to preserve a historic verdict...
An effort by CCR and allies on behalf of descendants of those buried in the Mamilla Cemetery to stop its destruction to make way for the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “Museum of Tolerance.”
Updated: July 7, 2015
The filing comes after the government failed to respond to a FOIA request demanding urgent transparency over President Trump’s illegal strikes December 9, 2025, New York – The American Civil...
November 2009Judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 7-4 to uphold a decision by a lower court judge dismissing a lawsuit brought by Maher Arar, a Syrian-born man who was detained in 2002 and sent...
On July 17, NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo put Eric Garner in a chokehold while others officers forced him to the ground and then stood by and watched him die - doing nothing while he said "I can'...
Updated: December 3, 2014
January 7, 2011, Madrid, Spain – Today, the U.S.-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) asked a Spanish Judge to...
May 23, New York – In response to President Obama’s speech this afternoon, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The president’s stated reengagement...
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