June 26, 2015A Guantanamo Bay prisoner, who has been on hunger strike for over eight years, has launched a legal push for his immediate release from the United States military prison because he now weighs around...
January 11, 2016Fourteen years ago on Monday, the first wave of detainees arrived at the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. Seven years ago, President-elect Barack Obama promised that he would...
August 30, 2011, New York and San Francisco – Last night the first brief was filed in the appeal in CCR v. Obama, a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against the...
Download the Crime Against Nature Factsheet Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature statute, which dates back to the 19th century, is an archaic law founded on moral disapproval of what kinds of sex acts...
Updated: April 14, 2022
CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy will join a panel of legal experts to discuss the recent travel restrictions on travelers from Muslim-majority countries. The discussion will also include: Faiza Patel...
Updated: April 25, 2017
Ashley Diamond is a Black, transgender woman and social justice and prisoners' rights activist whose landmark victory against the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) in 2016 made national...
Updated: January 19, 2023
March 1, 2022... Over 13 years since he had been tortured, evidence finally emerged that al-Qahtani had severe mental health problems that pre-dated his capture, his torture, and the efforts by Al-Qaeda to...
April 5, 2022...“The reality is that all over the world, unfortunately, there are many people who are experiencing similar things and don’t get that type of urgency from the U.S. government or attention,” said...
#c_schedule p.nopad{padding-bottom:0;}#c_schedule ul.nopad{margin:0;}.time{display:inline-block;width:175px;} CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION (Main Lobby) BREAKFAST (Outside...
Updated: June 4, 2013
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