February 23, 2010, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to the introduction in Congress of the Stop Outsourcing Security...
April 17, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum...
YES! Federal judge recommends release of 13 ICE detainees in Louisiana amid COVID-19 [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday evening, a federal judge recommended the release of 13 medically...
July 10, 2008, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to a letter sent from members of Congress requesting Attorney General...
FAQ: What to Know About the New York State Human Rights Law’s “Boycott” Provision New York human rights activists are increasingly advocating for boycotts to pressure Israel to comply with...
CCR's Deputy Legal Director, Maria LaHood, discusses recent legislation threatening first amendment rights of Palestinian solidarity activists, at the "Israel Lobby and American Policy" conference on...
An Evening with Pardiss Kebriaei of the Center for Constitutional Rights 7pm Reception to follow in the auditorium lobby. Sponsored by Witness Against' Torture's 100 Days Campaign .
On Tuesday, February 28, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge brought by 12 Nigerian plaintiffs who say a Shell oil subsidiary aided and abetted acts of murder, rape and systematic torture by the...
Majid Khan, the first of the so-clled high-value Guantanamo detainees to have seen a lawyer claims he was subjected to "state-sanctioned torture" while in secret C.I.A. prisons, and he has...
Fault Lines reporter Femi Oke went to Oakland, California, to better understand the history of surveillance and to see how far the government can go when its powers remain unchecked. Trouble seeing...