April 17, 2013, Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a disappointing decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) , holding that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) does not...
July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...
April 17, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum...
November 21, 2023...In an alternate reality — one where the rule of law is applied equally to all states — Israeli leaders would likely face war crimes charges for the razing of Gaza. Leading genocide scholars and...
Alejandra Ancheita, founder and Executive Director of the Mexico City-based NGO ProDESC (The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Project), is a Mexican lawyer and activist and a leader of the human...
The Center for Constitutional Rights is committed to fighting injustice on many fronts, as demonstrated by the breadth of our cases as well as our organizing work. CCR works on a wide range of issues:
Updated: January 11, 2010
The Bertha Justice Fellowship is a two year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years out of law school) who are interested in gaining both practical experience working on CCR cases and a theoretical...
Updated: July 7, 2021
TAKE ACTION: TELL YOUR ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO HAVE NO ASSOCIATION WITH THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL! Choose from the list below the link that corresponds with the state you...
Updated: September 1, 2020
Makes Strong Recommendations to U.S., Including Reparations Washington, D.C. & New York City, May 28, 2020 — Almost two decades after Algerian citizen Djamel Ameziane was detained and sent to...
May 4, 2020YES! Federal judge recommends release of 13 ICE detainees in Louisiana amid COVID-19 [caption align="right"] [/caption] On Thursday evening, a federal judge recommended the release of 13 medically...
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