May 2009Fourteen years after the execution of the Nigerian author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nigerian's former military regime, Royal Dutch Shell will appear before a federal court in New York to answer...
July 2008Toto Constant was declared guilty of mortgage fraud, leaving the Center for Constitutional Rights hopeful that convictions for human rights violations will follow. You can access the full article...
Without Due Process, Detainees Face Detention for Life, Lawyers Warn D ecember 11, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal appeals court to...
The Violation of Human Rights: The “War on Terror” Continues at Home and Abroad Friday, December 10 th , 7 pm – 9 pm Judson Memorial Church, Assembly Hall 239 Thompson Street,...
Updated: November 30, 2010
Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and the Program of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She recently completed a non-resident...
New York State Says to Governor Cuomo: “Stop Secure Communities!” A year ago on May 18th, former Governor Paterson signed an alarming agreement with Immigration that allows them to pick...
Updated: May 12, 2011
CCR Executive Director Vince Warren's presentation to his alma mater, Haveford College, on visionary activism, Black Lives Matter, and human rights.
Updated: April 7, 2017
September 2012A report from the Center for Constitutional Rights details the human impact of stop-and-frisk incidents, which a spokesperson for the CCR says are technically on pace to reach over 600,000 for the...
April 2009Human rights organizations reacted angrily Thursday to the Obama administration's announcement that CIA officials would not be prosecuted for past waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics...
September 22, 2014 – Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council—a 47-member body tasked with monitoring, promoting and protecting human rights around the world—convened an...
Updated: September 22, 2014
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