March 7, 2011, New York – In response to the Obama administration’s announcement today that it has ordered the Department of Defense to lift a stay on new charges in military commissions...
February 18, 2009, Washington, DC – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a statement today in response to the court of appeals reversal of D.C. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina...
July 26, 2010 -Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement concerning the Algerian government’s release of former Guantánamo detainee Abdul Aziz Naji...
December 20, 2013, New York – Today, 33 representatives of U.S. human rights, labor and faith organizations sent a letter to Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western...
March 27, 2014 - Today, the UN Human Rights Committee issued highly critical concluding observations on the United States’ compliance with international human rights requirements. CCR had...
Vincent Warren is a leading expert on racial injustice and discriminatory policing and is the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He oversees the organization's groundbreaking...
FROM BLACK POWER TO GREEN SCARE: The Criminalization of Dissent in the United States Thursday, June 5, 2008 6:30 p.m. (More details below) FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Join the Center for...
Updated: June 3, 2008
OSI Forum: Seeking Accountability for Torture—Photography as Evidence Location: OSI-New York Event Date(s): June 3, 2009 Event Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Speakers: Matthew Alexander , Chris Bartlett ,...
Updated: June 3, 2009
This Thursday, for the first time ever, the Vatican will be questioned about its record on child sexual violence by an international body. SNAP and CCR will be there and are hosting a reportback via...
Updated: January 15, 2014
CCR proudly endorses the Citywide Cop Watch Training Series happening between September 30th and October 30th, and we encourage all New Yorkers to RSVP and attend . Every day we see and hear of more...
Updated: October 20, 2014
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