On October 23rd, the Coalition for Civil Freedoms and the Center for Constitutional Rights will examine the recent unfortunate dismissal of the Aref v. Barr lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons...
Updated: October 21, 2020
On Episode 33 of The Activist Files , Rutgers Law School Distinguished Professor of Law Beth Stephens and University Network for Human Rights Supervisor in Human Rights Practice Thomas Becker , both...
Updated: December 17, 2020
Join us for the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USPCR) Seize the Moment, the 2023 USCPR National Conference in Houston, TX, Friday October 27 - Sunday October 29, 2023, to mobilize for liberation...
Updated: October 25, 2023
January 1, 2025May this moment strengthen our resolve and be the impetus for freedom everywhere
September 26, 2013, Oakland – Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal judge to grant class action status to a lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary...
The ceremony was held at the site of a proposed grain terminal
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Rachel Meeropol will be speaking at the 2017 American Constitution Society National Convention on a plenary panel, National Security and Civil Liberties Under the Trump...
Updated: May 22, 2017
June 30, 2008, New York – Today, the majority in a federal Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against Center for Constitutional Rights client Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in...
October 15, 2015This week, Yanar Mohammed, a leading women’s rights activist in Iraq and the founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) , testified before the United Nations Security Council about...
Join CCR Bertha Justice Fellow Omar Shakir for a panel discussion about ongoing policies and procedures that negatively impact the lives, safety, and rights of Muslims. Panelists will discuss...
Updated: June 6, 2016
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