CCR has a strong practice of engaging with international human rights bodies to bring attention to our issues and uplift the experiences of those most impacted by the U.S. government’s failures to...
Updated: March 18, 2016
October 1, 2017, New York – In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: CCR stands in solidarity with the...
March 30, 2010, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit challenging violations of fundamental constitutional rights, including the right to due process, at...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by...
Updated: July 21, 2016
July 13, 2023This is bigotry masquerading as law
Introduction There are a number of detained men at Guantánamo from "high-risk" countries where there is a very real danger of persecution or torture should they be forcibly returned...
Updated: February 11, 2014
June 19, 2012, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) submitted written testimony to the first-ever Congressional hearing on solitary confinement, “...
Victory Preserves Will of 68 Percent of New Orleans Voters Who Elected Duncan on Platform of Transparency and Reform May 4, 2026, New Orleans — A federal court today granted in part Calvin Duncan’s...
3/13 Update: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event due to the rapidly developing situation of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We hope to reschedule this conversation for a later date. Join the...
Updated: March 17, 2020
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