Mohammed Kamin is an Afghan who has been detained at Guantánamo since 2004. Kamin was detained in U.S. custody in Khowst, Afghanistan in 2003 when his son, now 13 years old, was just a small boy. He...
Updated: September 8, 2016
Additions diversify board in lawyering, journalism, and grantmaking May 14, 2018, New York, NY – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is pleased to announce the addition of four members to its...
September 20, 2017An American citizen fighting for the so-called Islamic State is currently in the U.S. military ’s custody. If Donald Trump decides to keep him there, it could spark a far-reaching legal challenge...
December 28, 2023...Diala Shamas is senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a human rights non-profit headquartered in New York City. She said that while donations to communities like Ma’...
July 5, 2021ICYMI! Pride Is Protest: Celebrating a Legacy of Black Queer & Trans Resistance, Resilience, and Rebellion Pride Month month, a month that centers the radical legacy of Black and Brown queer and...
Click here for link to PDF version of testimony. TESTIMONY OF DARIUS CHARNEY CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO THE NEW YORK CITY CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD REGARDING THE NEW YORK POLICE...
Updated: January 16, 2021
January 11, 2016As we begin a new year fighting for justice (our 50 th !), we’d like to thank the thousands of CCR supporters and donors who helped make last year’s victories possible and who, through their...
October 22, 2023..."As we're watching a genocide unfold in Palestine with what looks like full complicity of the United States, we're also witnessing a parallel assault on those rising up to protest this genocide...
A citizens' hearing to confront repression of human rights and civil liberties by the criminal justice system Saturday, July 16, 2011 3-6 PM Reception: 2:30 PM Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural...
Updated: July 15, 2011
February 15, 2017, New York – In advance of the Senate confirmation hearing scheduled tomorrow for David Friedman as United States Ambassador to Israel, and on the heels of Israeli Prime Minister...
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