For decades, the powerful have attempted to silence their critics by filing meritless lawsuits intended to intimidate public watchdogs and advocacy groups. This repressive tactic — called “Strategic...
Updated: August 30, 2018
April 17, 2013, Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a disappointing decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) , holding that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) does not...
Detainees released from U.S. detention in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and Afghanistan live shattered lives as a result of U.S. policies in the "war on terror," according to a new report by...
Updated: September 8, 2021
Last week, a motion that Center for Constitutional Rights attorneys filed in the case of former ghost detainee Majid Khan was made public. The heavily redacted motion, which was filed in order to...
On February 26th, 2021, join UCLA Law’s Promise Institute for Human Rights, the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, and the Corporate Accountability Lab as they host a day-long...
Updated: February 19, 2021
September 2, 2011, New York – In anticipation of the expected release today of the Report of the Secretary-General’s Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident , which was...
The Bertha Justice Institute at the Center for Constitutional Rights is pleased to announce the launch of a monthly film series that harnesses the power of film to educate, inspire, and tell the...
Updated: July 7, 2014
June 12, 2017On June 7, artist Ai WeiWei and architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron turned New York City’s Park Avenue Armory into a surveillance park inspired by Hansel and Gretel. The park uses the...
Mohammed Abushanab has been detained for 17 months even though an immigration judge granted him relief from deportation December 11, 2025, New York – Mohammed Abushanab, a 27-year-old Palestinian...
Updated: March 5, 2009
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