December 31, 2014, New York – In response to the news that five men – three Yemenis and two Tunisians – were transferred from Guantánamo to Kazakhstan yesterday, the Center...
January 15, 2015, New York – In response to the news that four Yemenis were transferred from Guantanamo to Oman and one man to Estonia today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued...
July 19, 2021, New York – In response to news that Abdul Latif Nasser has been transferred out of Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We are relieved that...
On Episode 20 of “The Activist Files,” Center for Constitutional Rights Staff Attorney Diala Shamas talks with Noura Erakat , author of the new book Justice for Some: Law and the Question of...
Updated: November 14, 2019
December 16, 2015It has been two and a half years since Edward Snowden’s disclosures revealed the massive scope of our government’s bulk surveillance of global telecommunications. The first document to be published...
Federal agents and investigators have a long history of targeting and surveilling activists, communities of color, and anyone fighting for the transformation of our society. As we continue to build...
Updated: September 10, 2020
Mark your calendars for the Review of Law and Social Change’s 2022 Colloquium: Resisting Settler Colonialism , held on February 9 and 10, 2022 from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. ET. Join organizers, legal...
Updated: February 8, 2022
This event will address the global crackdown on civil society space and the resulting challenges in protecting fundamental rights and freedoms. Featuring CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy in conversation...
Updated: February 15, 2018
In April 2004, news outlets broke the story of torture and abuse at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The stories were accompanied by gruesome photos from a whistleblower – images so...
Updated: February 29, 2024
Tuesday, February 2nd at 6:30pm, Elebash Recital Hall at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, Manhattan What is the role of the media in framing popular discourse around...
Updated: January 25, 2010
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