October 7, 2015The Guantánamo parole board has cleared for release an Afghan man who is considered “one of the most compliant detainees” at the detention center in Cuba. Captive Mohammed Kamin , in his mid 30s, got...
June 6, 2015Anyone who had the time to read the summary of the 6,700-page report by Senate investigators on the federal government’s program of torturing detainees captured after the Sept. 11 attacks knew, or at...
November 10, 2017Djamel Ameziane wants his dignity back. The 50-year-old former prisoner says that's why he filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Canadian government, alleging it was complicit in his...
The Center for Constitutional Rights presents… LESS SAFE, LESS FREE “Prevention,” the “War on Terror,” and the Attack on the Rule of Law with authors DAVID COLE and JULES LOBEL Joined on the panel by...
Updated: November 5, 2007
September 1, 2010, San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. —In a teleconference press briefing today, public officials and civil rights organizations underscored that nearly two years after...
Civil rights groups urge judge to review an Office of Legal Counsel opinion that justifies President Trump’s illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats as lawful acts June 24, 2026, New York — A United...
Jump to Conference Schedule Join law students from across the deep South for a two-day conference that roots the practice and study of law in social justice principles and experience. This conference...
Updated: March 20, 2012
Civil Rights Group Argues Family Separation Meets Legal Standard for Torture October 4, 2018, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed in a Manhattan court for the immediate...
June 29, 2018..."If you look at the data over these many years, it clearly shows the police department is not accurate in saying that the do it everywhere. The overwhelming majority is being done in...
February 19, 2020...In a statement, the Center for Constitutional Rights said the Supreme Court was being asked to consider whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows the men to sue FBI agents for...
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