February 5, 2013, New York, NY - Yesterday, the Center for Consititutional Rights sent a letter to Brooklyn College President Karen Gould commending her for her principled stand for academic freedom...
Updated: February 7, 2013
Victims of the most serious human rights abuses often have no way to seek justice in their home countries. This may be because the government and courts at home are corrupt, or controlled by the same...
Updated: January 11, 2010
September 8, 2015Thirteen years after he was tortured and held in a Syrian grave-like underground cell for nearly a year, Maher Arar has won a victory in his pursuit of accountability. Last week Canada formally...
CCR invites you to FilmFest DC’s screening of Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr , a film by Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard. Following the film, there will be a short talk-back with co-director...
Updated: April 6, 2016
CCR invites you to FilmFest DC’s screening of Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr , a film by Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard. Following the film, there will be a short talk-back with co-director...
Updated: April 6, 2016
Come hear two of Palestine’s leading human rights defenders discuss conditions on the ground, the status of human rights violations, and the future facing Palestinians. IPS’s Middle East expert...
Updated: April 6, 2016
On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland died while in police custody in Waller County, Texas. On July 13, 2016, on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death, The Dream Unfinished will hold a concert to...
Updated: June 22, 2016
January 9, 2016, New York – In advance of the Senate confirmation hearing scheduled tomorrow for Senator Jefferson Sessions as United States Attorney General, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)...
January 19, 2017Yesterday, senior staff attorney Rachel Meeropol argued our case Ziglar v. Abbasi before the Supreme Court . By all accounts, it was a masterful presentation, expertly parrying the justices’...
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren and CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will both join distinguished panels of legal experts as part of a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar with...
Updated: March 1, 2017
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