Legendary human rights lawyer Michael Ratner passed away of cancer on Wednesday at age 72. Ratner was the president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights , a nonprofit legal organization...
February 17, 2011, New York, Geneva – Over one year after a group of 60 individuals petitioned United Nations officials to stop the desecration and destruction of an ancient Muslim cemetery in...
... In a statement, the Center for Constitutional Rights condemned the U.S. decision. "This is a naked violation of basic international human rights and humanitarian law," the advocacy group said. "...
What are the government’s “kill lists” and why are they illegal? The government has “kill lists” of individuals suspected of terrorism, including U.S. citizens, who are...
The Center for Constitutional Rights’ story begins in the Mississippi Delta working together with Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the most powerful figures in the Black Freedom Struggle. Throughout her life...
In recent months, Palestinians in the occupied territory have once again been feeling the devastating impact of a barrage of Israeli airstrikes, forced evictions, and mass arrests. Placing this...
... Baher Azmy, legal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights, another liberal think tank, was similarly critical. “Brett Kavanaugh is an extremely conservative judge who is hostile to...
... Several other human rights leaders were previously banned or deported. On April 29, Vincent Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and Katherine Franke, the...
6:30pm-8pm The “Kill the Gays” bill in Uganda (where homosexuality is already a crime) would impose the death penalty for a second conviction of consensual sex between two people of the...
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Presents a Public Policy Community Education Forum: The Human Right to Health: Universal Health Care, LGBT People, and Sexual &...
