September 2009Profile of a mentally ill immigrant's unjustly prolonged detention. The CCR and other civil liberties advocates argue that certain protections, including the appointment of counsel to anyone with a...
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights today issued the following response to a statement by Adam Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign...
The International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism is a first-ever international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in global cross-movement solidarity—both...
Updated: January 27, 2023
September 3, 2017WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - Seven days ago, they started on their 110-mile journey from Charlottesville, Virginia to Washington D.C. They're fighting for what they believe in, a group of activists and...
The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a powerful legal tool that allows foreign victims of human rights abuse to seek civil remedies in U.S. courts. It has...
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Join attorney Maria LaHood for an evening panel discussion and performance of "An American Rendition". The panel discussion will immediately following the performance. An American Rendition...
Updated: September 22, 2008
January 13, 2021...Baher Azmy, legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, provided Teen Vogue with examples of some of these crimes: “These death-eligible federal statutes have what is called a federal...
July 27, 2015The U.S. Navy is investigating a complaint that seeks the evacuation of civilian and military lawyers from parts of the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, following reports of cancer cases among...
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