January 27, 2011, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to news of the death of Ugandan human rights defender and LGBT activist David...
CCR, in partnership with the New Orleans-based community organization Safe Streets/Safe Communities, recently sponsored a national hearing entitled, “New Orleans Coming Home: Law Enforcement in the...
Updated: November 26, 2007
In the summer of 2012, the Buffalo Police Department created a "Strike Force" Unit to aggressively patrol and conduct vehicle checkpoints in "high crime" areas of the city. While purportedly set up...
Updated: June 3, 2026
May 28, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Senior Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei released the statement below in response to the news that the Obama...
In 2008, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), along with partners from the US Human Rights Network, the Justice Committee and Peoples' Justice coalition presented testimony to the United...
Updated: June 17, 2009
Open Letter in Response to the Closing of the Berks County Family Shelter Care Center and Solicitation of New Family Detention Beds Attention: John Morton, Director of Immigration and Customs...
Updated: January 10, 2012
March 12, 2018WA court dismisses seven-year lawsuit over boycott of Israeli goods [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Friday, a Washington State court ended a seven-year litigation battle against former...
November 13, 2017This is CCR's weekly "Frontlines of Justice" news round-up, keeping you in the loop about what we've been up to and what's coming soon. Check it out every Monday, your one-stop-shop for CCR opinions...
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, and in support of the Indigenous-led week of action People v. Fossil Fuels Oct. 11-15, join the Indigenous Environmental Network , The Red...
Updated: January 11, 2022
Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination September 15, 2022, New York ‒ A national coalition of advocacy and legal groups today submitted a complaint...
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