June 2, 2015A U.S.-educated captive at Guantánamo who has pleaded guilty to being an al-Qaida money courier has told his attorneys he was twice waterboarded by CIA agents, something not previously disclosed,...
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post on April 30, 2010. While people protest the terrible Arizona state law that uses local law enforcement to target immigrants, the federal...
Updated: June 23, 2010
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post on April 30, 2010. While people protest the terrible Arizona state law that uses local law enforcement to target immigrants, the federal...
Updated: June 23, 2010
September 22, Richmond, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI)...
CCR, working with our international partners, has filed several cases against former U.S. officials, including George W. Bush and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, for their role in the...
Updated: September 8, 2021
Habeas corpus and Detainee Treatment Act petitions on behalf of Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Sulaymon Barre
Updated: March 2, 2017
The Bertha Justice Fellowship is a two year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years out of law school) who are interested in gaining both practical experience working on CCR cases and a theoretical...
Updated: July 7, 2021
July 21, 2017Omar Khadr should have never been brought to Guantánamo. At 15 years old, he was just a child when he was captured, and his 10-year detention, prosecution for purported war crimes, and torture by the...
The Center for Constitutional Rights works with communities under threat to fight for justice and liberation through litigation, advocacy, and strategic communications. Since 1966, the Center for...
Updated: November 16, 2021
Join Hawa Bah, mother of Mohamed Bah, for a rally and vigil to demand the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate the NYPD killing of her son Mohamed Bah. CCR recently signed on to a letter along...
Updated: February 7, 2017
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