August 26, 2015, New York – In response to the United Kingdom’s diplomatic protest of Ecuador’s continued provision of asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Center for Constitutional Rights...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights, Witness Against Torture , and the Tea Project for a night of tea, art, poetry, music, and words by artists, activists, and leaders in the movements to end...
Updated: January 3, 2017
11 a.m.- 12:40 p.m. – Taxi to the Darkside, the Oscar-nominated (2008) documentary, an "in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay,...
Updated: February 14, 2008
January 20, 2016Bobby James Moore was sentenced to death by the State of Texas in 1980, when he was 20 years old. He has spent three and a half decades on death row, and the last fifteen years in solitary...
But Muslims Who Refuse to Spy Were Removed From No-Fly List After They Sued September 3, 2015, New York – Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against 24 Federal Bureau of Investigation (...
Following the October 19 performance of The Siege , CCR Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood will participate in a conversation, “ Staging Conflict, Making Peace ” with Cynthia Schneider (Georgetown),...
Updated: October 13, 2017
Following the October 21 performance of The Siege , CCR Staff Attorney Diala Shamas will participate in a conversation, “ Practice Resistance ” with Sarah Schulman (CUNY), David Zellnik (Break the...
Updated: October 13, 2017
November 15, 2012, New York, Paris and The Hague – Today, two leading human rights organizations submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, including expert...
Highest Court Rejects Private Prisons’ Petition to Limit Release of Government Documents October 10, 2017, New York, NY – Today, the Supreme Court denied a petition by private prison corporations...
Court Hears Emergency Motion From Ashley Diamond May 12, 2021, Atlanta – Today, a federal judge heard an emergency motion in a case charging the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) with violating...
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