July 1, 2011, New York – Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it will drop 99 out of 101 C.I.A. detainee torture cases that had been under preliminary review by Federal...
Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit (SHU) are isolated for at least 22 ½ hours a day in cramped, concrete, windowless cells. They are denied telephone calls,...
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Updated: December 18, 2010
On September 11-12, 2008, Evangelicals for Human Rights, with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture and Mercer University, will host a national summit on torture in Atlanta, GA, on the...
Updated: May 21, 2008
*Please note this event will occur on the 2nd Wednesday of May. In June we will return to First Wednesdays* Join CCR at Von Bar for our monthly happy hour on Wednesday, May 13th. We’ll discuss...
Updated: April 28, 2015
May 12, 2016, Richmond, VA – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights is arguing that the well-established torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and a private military contractor’s role in that...
What’s behind the federal quota driving mass incarceration of immigrants? - - *Please note this event will occur on the 2nd Wednesday of May. In June we will return to First Wednesdays* Join us for...
Updated: June 1, 2015
Since 9/11, the United States has moved to legalize many policies that sanction and protect state violence, including in prisons from Guantánamo to Bagram. Using the context of the so-called "War on...
Updated: June 24, 2015
June 30, 2008, New York – Today, the majority in a federal Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against Center for Constitutional Rights client Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in...
Justice and Accountability for Torture Please join Center for Constitutional Rights Staff Attorney Katherine Gallagher and Temple Law Professor David Kairys for a discussion of justice and...
Updated: March 5, 2009
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