Military Lawyer Who Led Effort Against Unlawful Interrogation at Guantánamo Among Amicus Parties September 29, Richmond, VA – Last evening, six amicus briefs were filed with the Fourth Circuit Court...
December 27, 2021An anthology, a digital art exhibition, a panel discussion, and a staff reflection on two decades of fighting to close the prison.
October 29, 2007, New York, Paris – Today, human rights groups filed an urgent appeal with two United Nations Special Rapporteurs because the failure of the French Prosecutor to act on a complaint...
A lawsuit that charges the Department of Defense and other government agencies with illegally withholding records concerning the abuse of detainees in U.S. military custody.
Updated: April 15, 2019
July 30, 2010, New York - A group of 72 Iraqi citizens who allege they were tortured while imprisoned at detention facilities across Iraq can continue with their lawsuit against military contractor L...
As we mark twenty years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Center for Constitutional Rights renews our call for reparations for those harmed as a result of the U.S.’s unlawful act of...
Updated: April 3, 2023
*Updated March 2017* Download this factsheet as a PDF. What is Solitary Confinement? Today, tens of thousands of individuals across the country are detained in near-total solitude for between 22 and...
Updated: March 15, 2018
February 18, 2022We are hopeful that Mohammed’s torment will be lessened when he is in the care of trusted psychiatrists and has support from his family.
What happens to people detained in ICE facilities, especially during a global pandemic? What are their living conditions like? “Cruel by Design: Voices of Resistance from Immigration Detention,” a...
Updated: February 9, 2022
CCR has a strong practice of engaging with international human rights bodies to bring attention to our issues and uplift the experiences of those most impacted by the U.S. government’s failures to...
Updated: March 18, 2016
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