... Writing at the Guardian on Friday, Katherine Gallagher, a senior staff attorney with the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights , argues that a "criminal investigation of U.S. torture—...
Join us for this discussion where we will hear the reactions of peace and justice activists and lawyers to the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision refusing to open an investigation...
November 24, 2021 – In response to the conviction of the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We hope the conviction of Ahmaud...
Jennifer Hobbs is a lawyer and activist. Jen has been a social justice advocate and activist for over twenty years and, particularly, she is a long-term Palestinian solidarity activist having been...
It would be difficult to overstate Peter Weiss’s contributions to international human rights law. He became active in CCR early in its history and served on the board for nearly five decades,...
State law imperils health and well-being of hundreds, violates Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment August 8, 2025, Atlanta, Georgia – Trans people incarcerated in Georgia today filed...
June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...
February 9, 2012, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to the release of a report on detainees released from Guantánamo by...
March 13, 2012, New York, NY – Members of the House and Senate sent two letters to Secretary of State Clinton urging the State Department to address the worsening human rights crisis in...
Supreme Court hears case of American Muslims placed on No-Fly List for refusing to spy on their communities Last week, we argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of American Muslims who were...
