February 5, 2016In a major legal victory for international human rights law, the UN acknowledged the risk of extradition to the United States faced by journalist Julian Assange. This decision marks a significant...
September 5, 2013, New York – In response to the announcement today that prisoners in Security Housing Units (SHU) throughout California have suspended their third hunger strike after nine...
For information about the current sitution at Guantánamo, please visit: ccrjustice.org/closegitmo "It's kind of like having their own apartment." Camp 6 Guard, Guantánamo Bay...
Updated: October 9, 2014
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), EarthRights International, the Western Shoshone Defense Project and the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights cordially invite you to...
Updated: March 30, 2011
CCR Senior Staff Attorney J. Wells Dixon will participate in a half-day symposium organized by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage. He will join Debi Cornwall...
Updated: August 24, 2017
Please join The Bronx Defenders and the US Human Rights Network as we continue our Human Rights Series of webinars on Tuesday, October 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. This edition is titled,...
Updated: October 19, 2021
Tucked amid jagged mountain ranges resides the sleepy town of Bayt Ghazy. This idyllic agrarian community serves as the backdrop of the original documentary “Waiting for Fahd”, which tells the...
Updated: June 1, 2015
You are invited to the 33rd Annual Harvard Black Law Students Association Spring Conference. This year's theme answers the question, “Why must we continue to improve, promote, celebrate, and uplift...
Updated: March 25, 2016
Mr. Khalil cannot legally be detained at this time and is asking the court to protect him as the appeals process continues May 22, 2026, New York — Today, Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team announced they...
CCR Deputy Legal Director Alexis Agathocleous will join a vibrant panel of artists, lawyers, and human rights advocates to discuss the " Index of the Disappeared ," a physical archive that...
Updated: April 4, 2016
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