“The best way for the American people to send a message to the Bush administration and the world that ‘we the people’ of the United States do not condone torture is to mobilize to reject the...
On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued an executive order which purported to establish military commissions to try those captured in the “War on Terror.” Under the order, the...
Updated: January 11, 2010
New Injunctions Will Allow Immigrant Communities Across the U.S. To Safely Access Critical Healthcare and Public Assistance During Health Crisis July 29, 2020, New York – Today, a Manhattan federal...
May 15, 2018 Senator Bob Corker United States Senate 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Senator Bob Menendez United States Senate 528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC...
Updated: May 16, 2018
December 9, 2008, New York – Today the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued that high-level government officials must be held accountable for sending Canadian rendition victim Maher Arar to...
The undersigned civil liberties, human rights, national security, and religious organizations write to urge you to oppose H.R. 401 introduced by Representative Walorski barring transfers out of...
Updated: June 1, 2015
Dear Mr. President: We write because your administration’s consistently yielding response to the Israeli government’s escalating attacks against prominent Palestinian human rights and civil society...
Updated: August 30, 2022
April 13, 2020Join us for a virtual Freedom Flicks screening and Q&A of "Advocate" (2019) [caption align="right"] [/caption] We're excited to announce that we are going virtual with our next Freedom Flicks...
Introduction The United States imprisons more people than any other country in the world, and despite the protections of our Constitution, many endure cruel and unusual punishment. In addition to...
Updated: June 18, 2010
Mohammed Alobahy came to the United States at the age of 16. He has since received citizenship, graduated from college, and now works as a structural engineer. “I came to this country full of hopes...
Updated: April 10, 2019
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