February 2015Reminders of Fahd's absence are everywhere. I see Fahd's face whenever I visit our mother, or call Fahd's wife, or give a gift to Hafsa. It is not a burden; I am honored to have become the guardian...
Amicus brief in case of Guatemalans subjected to non-consensual medical experiments between 1945 and 1956.
Updated: November 7, 2022
July 1, 2015After a six-month vacancy, the Obama administration has finally found someone to serve as the State Department's Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure. Attorney Lee Wolosky will be charged with the...
Adina Marx-Arpadi is a Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she works on issues of Palestine Suppression, Family Policing, and Abusive Immigration Practices. Prior to joining...
President Obama has submitted a plan to Congress to close Guantánamo Bay military prison. Despite Obama’s pledge to close the facility as one of his first acts...
Updated: February 24, 2016
August 4, 2018... Nasser’s counsel teamed up with lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights who were representing another cleared detainee. They worked through Christmas, and in January they filed an...
Lower court found “plausible” case of genocide, dismissed suit on jurisdictional grounds; starvation rampant as Israel prepares Rafah attack March 8, 2024, San Francisco, CA – Palestinian human...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is excited to co-sponsor the War on Terror Film Festival , a month-long, virtual program organized by the Coalition for Civil Freedoms featuring 20 award-winning...
Updated: October 20, 2021
August 7, 2015The Justice Department on Friday sought a third extension for its response to a Guantanamo hunger striker’s lawsuit seeking release from detention while officials considered whether to stop fighting...
CCR Bertha Justice Institute Fellow Noor Zafar will join a panel to discuss the travel ban executive order and its impact on the Iranian community and other affected communities, and pending...
Updated: February 28, 2017
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