May 15, 2009, New York, New York – Today, Lakhdar Boumediene, an Algerian citizen who had been detained at Guantánamo Bay since his seizure in Bosnia in 2001, was released to France. Mr...
More than a year ago the Supreme Court ruled in the Center for Constitutional Rights case Rasul v. Bush that the Guantanamo detainees have a right to file habeas corpus petitions in U.S. courts...
The Case Against Shell Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell) began oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958 and has a long history of working closely with the Nigerian government to quell...
Updated: July 22, 2010
July 1, 2015On June 25 th , New Yorkers came together to learn about progressive Iraqi organizing on the ground and to celebrate the hope that such struggles are bringing to a place that is all too often...
We cordially invite you to attend the FIRST NATIONAL TEACH-IN ON FREEDOMS AT RISK IN AMERICA, hosted by the College of Arts and Science (CAS) Student Council of New York University. This all-day...
Updated: February 20, 2008
December 15, 2009, New York – In response to the announcement today that the Obama administration would be transferring detainees from Guantánamo to the Thomson Correctional Center in...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is proud to be a member of the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce (FAST): join FAST, the National Immigration Project, and the National Immigrant Justice Center on...
Updated: May 12, 2024
July 23, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in reference to the upcoming Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,...
Since 2002, at least 775 men have been held in the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. According to Department of Defense data, fewer than half of them are accused of committing any...
Updated: December 2, 2007
July 2009A federal judge has determined that the Fire Department of New York City used racially discriminatory hiring practices that unlawfully prevented hundreds of qualified African American and Latino...
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