June 24, 2016This Sunday, June 26, is the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture . On this day, and every day, CCR recognizes the courage and resilience of our clients, allies, and movement...
Site Provides Historical Context and Resources Around Reckoning With 20 Years of Injustice September 2, 2021, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Center for Constitutional Rights...
In March 2003, Center for Constitutional Rights client Majid Khan was captured, forcibly disappeared, and tortured by U.S. officials at overseas "black sites" operated by the CIA. He was brought to...
Updated: October 27, 2021
December 12, 2008, New York – This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a bi-partisan report almost two years in the making on the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, proving, beyond...
April 17, 2009, New York –The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , which represents many of the men detained by the U.S. government at Guantánamo, praised Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon’s decision...
August 7, 2009, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) responded today to a letter made public from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture to the American Psychological...
June 17, 2013, Baltimore, MD – As the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its third week, a federal district court in Baltimore heard arguments today on whether to grant members of the press...
by Vincent Warren, Executive Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights Two big things happened in the last week, and they're both going to require our attention for the next four years and...
Updated: November 6, 2014
AETA Denies Freedom of Speech and Due Process Say Attorneys May 9, 2016, Chicago – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) challenged the constitutionality of the federal Animal Enterprise...
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