Prisoners, Some Near-Death, File Urgent Petition for Release from “Ticking Timebomb” Detention Centers April 1, 2020, New Orleans – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National...
August 2014The City of New York tried to close out a bitter and racially divisive chapter in the city’s history on Wednesday when it filed a motion to withdraw its appeal of a federal court ruling declaring...
I. Overview of the Black Immigrant Population in the United States According to a report by Roselyn Berry for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Black people who immigrate to the United...
Updated: October 19, 2021
February 19, 2009, New York – Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , issued a statement today in response to yesterday’s New York Post...
August 9, 2016...As many readers will know, the Daily News Editorial Board supported the NYPD’s strategy as essential to public safety. We also expressed fear that forcing the department to pull back could...
The Digital Engagement Manager will have three primary areas of responsibility: managing and executing CCR’s social media strategies; helping to further develop CCR’s email communications program;...
Updated: November 28, 2017
December 29, 2016Whether it’s taking on the federal government, powerful corporations, or the NYPD, CCR never backs down from a fight when marginalized communities and individuals have suffered injustice. And we don’...
Rights Groups Move to Stop Private Corporations from Intervening in Freedom of Information Lawsuit November 29, 2016, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Detention Watch...
January 11, 2015, Washington, DC – A coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors, Guantánamo attorneys, 9-11 family members, and members of diverse faith communities is...
Mr. Khalil's legal team filed a letter requesting the federal court overseeing Mr. Khalil’s case order ICE to permit a family contact visit May 21, 2025, Jena, LA — In a decision that underscores the...
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