New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to the transfer of its Uighur client from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the...
**Español abajo** Joined by Immigrant Rights Groups, Women in Sanctuary Seek to Hold Federal Immigration Officials Accountable Under Religious Freedom Restoration Act, First and Eighth Amendments for...
January 2015More than once, the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan told me: 'This nation will not be civilized until it ends the death penalty.' But how civilized are we now, when, according to extended...
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,...
Stop-and-Frisk Class Action Update
Updated: December 19, 2012
CCR Bertha Foundation fellow Noor Zafar spoke with Al Jazeera English about Trump's second attempt at a Muslim Ban: "This is still a ban designed to keep Muslims out of this country. If you look at...
Updated: March 8, 2017
This paper, one of CCR's 100 Days to Restore the Constitution series, explores the current situation of attacks upon and criminalization of dissent, from the surveillance of activists to the...
Updated: December 16, 2008
November 30, 2021, New York — A trans woman’s legal battle against the New York City Department of Homeless Services has ended with major reforms to how transgender people experiencing homelessness...
As a member of the Communities United for Police Reform Campaign, CCR is proud to co-sponsor a Town Hall in East Harlem on Thursday, January 17th. Join your community to speak out against Stop &...
Updated: January 11, 2013
Please support CPR campaign member and close CCR partner and ally Picture the Homeless for a dedication ceremony of the Jean Rice Liberation Reference Library on August 21st. This will be a reference...
Updated: July 23, 2013
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