What: The former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense will face trial in the U.S. in a civil case alleging that the Bolivian military killed more than 50 of its own citizens during a...
This entry was written by Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Staff Attorney, Wells Dixon, who is currently in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba visiting one of his clients. January 11, 2012 Today marks ten...
Updated: September 8, 2021
December 11, 2015A year after the Senate Select Committee released its declassified executive summary of the torture program, the grim political reality in the United States is undeniable. Through its inaction, the U...
Fall is in the air and CCR is excited to bring you another compelling issue at our next First Wednesday on October 1st! Did you know that the government operates a “No Fly List” in near-...
Updated: September 25, 2014
May 23, 2016Last September, in Ashker v. Governor of California , California prisoners reached an historic settlement agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that is...
January 13, 2017Congressman Mike Pompeo is ill-suited to be CIA director. His résumé is impressive: West Point valedictorian, Army officer, Harvard Law graduate, successful businessman, and a multi-term congressman...
Procedures for Holding Men Under Strict Communications Restrictions Violate Due Process, Appeal Says April 7, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Today, lawyers for men who had been imprisoned in secretive...
April 23, 2024Three Iraqis are suing private contractor CACI for its role in the horrific torture 20 years ago
August 22, 2013 – Today, in response to the New York City Council’s override vote on the Community Safety Act, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: We...
On October 18, 2007, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client and extraordinary rendition victim Maher Arar testified at a House Joint Committee hearing convened to discuss his rendition by the...
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