March 2015Police reform advocates expressed cautious optimism this week over a new set of guidelines for when New York City police officers can stop and frisk people on the street, a reform aimed at reining in...
Omar Farah is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and is the lead lawyer in Color of Change v. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation , which...
May 2012Judge Shira Scheindlin of Federal District Court spoke up for the constitutional rights of blacks and Hispanics on Wednesday by granting class-action status to a lawsuit that accuses the New York...
September 25, 2019, New York – In response to news that human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton has been killed by a car in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the...
Currently at Guantánamo, the majority of detainees are being held in conditions of solitary confinement in one of two super-maximum facilities – Camps 5 and 6 – or in Camp Echo. The conditions in...
Updated: February 23, 2009
September 22, 2016CCR Executive Director talks about stop and frisk on All In With Chris Hayes.
June 3, 2021... The legislative effort was endorsed by over 70 organizations , including Defense for Children International – Palestine, Center for Constitutional Rights, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, and...
Join justice advocates, activists, and attorneys in Washington, D.C. on January 11, 2023, the 21st anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. We will gather...
Updated: January 6, 2023
Lupe Victoria Aguirre is a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Prior to joining the staff, Lupe was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at the Empire Justice Center in...
On October 22nd, the 18th rally and march to stop police brutality, repression and criminalization of a generation will occur in the Bronx, NY and at least 30 additional locations across the nation...
Updated: October 21, 2013
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