May 15, 2009, New York, New York – In response to President Obama’s announcement of his plans to revive the military commissions at Guantanamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR...
April 1, 2022... This is not the first time a big business has gotten involved in local politics. In 2019, there was a lawsuit filed by many different civil rights organizations, such as Black Lives Matter and...
Palestinian citizens face over 65 discriminatory laws, militarized policing, and severe political repression. At the same time, for over 50 years, Israel has maintained a brutal system of military...
Updated: February 20, 2018
May 8, 2018...Manny Jones, the brother of slain Police Officer Waverly Jones, decried Bell’s release by saying, “He should come home when my brother comes home.” But the officer’s son, Waverly Jones, Jr.,...
October 14, 2015On September 27, 2015, Cheryl Davila addressed the US Campaign to End Israeli Occupation's Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. After receiving a standing ovation, she told those gathered that she...
On this bonus episode of The Activist Files, guest host and Senior Legal Worker Leah Todd talks to Bertha Justice Fellow Lupe Aguirre and Staff Attorney Angelo Guisado, who have just returned from...
Updated: February 26, 2019
In this episode of the Activist Files, Communications Director Sunyata Altenor and Senior Legal Worker Leah Todd sat with New York Times bestselling author and activist adrienne maree brown. Informed...
Updated: September 30, 2024
CCR staff will make various presentations at the National Lawyers Guild Convention in Puerto Rico. Lauren Gazzola will speak at a "Defending Terrorism" workshop that will convene lawyers,...
Updated: October 23, 2013
January 5, 2018...This decision was condemned by more than 100 Fordham faculty members, as well as Ahmad Awad, who spearheaded the drive to launch an SJP club on campus. Awad, who graduated last year, is now the...
April 2010Former Queens resident Syed "Fahad" Hashmi, arrested in 2006 for allegedly providing support to Al Qaeda, faces 70 years in prison if convicted at his trial in Manhattan tomorrow. Due to...
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