August 27, New York – Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling that $3.5 billion in blocked Afghan assets cannot be used to satisfy 9/11 judgments and other cases...
Michael Ratner’s activism and human rights work dated back to the 1960s. He was a student at Columbia Law School during the 1968...
Updated: May 12, 2016
November 20, New York – In response to the transfer of five men from Guantanamo, including our Yemeni client Abd Al Hakim Ghalib Ahmad Alhag, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued...
April 23, 2025, Washington, D.C. – A group of five human rights organizations, together with law clinics, have published a new report urging the United Nations to denounce the accelerated...
July 11, 2014 – Today, in response to the indictments of animal rights activists Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff on federal terrorism charges for allegedly releasing 2,000 mink and foxes from fur...
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria Lahood will engage the audience after a screening of the film Dirty Wars on Friday, November 22 at 7:00 pm. This film and discussion will open the Impugning Impunity:...
Updated: November 13, 2013
December 12, 2007, Washington, DC – A federal appeals court has issued an interim order requiring the government to take “all measures necessary to preserve” evidence relating to Guantanamo detainee...
June 6, 2015This week, the Center for Constitutional Rights had the honor of joining two dozen human rights organizations in support of Haitians seeking accountability from the United Nations for its role in...
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), EarthRights International, the Western Shoshone Defense Project and the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights cordially invite you to...
Updated: March 30, 2011
Beginning the date of the inauguration on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued a series of anti-LGBTQIA+ executive orders, particularly restricting access to medical care, travel,...
Updated: May 5, 2026
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