Security worries on the ground in Switzerland, not fear of a torture complaint over waterboarding, led organizers to cancel former President George W. Bush's speech at a gala this week in a luxurious...
March 2012In a correspondence between Jack Goldsmith and CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy, Professor Goldsmith credits Michael Ratner and the Center for Constitutional Rights for initiating—and consistently...
July 2008A US federal court will not be able to hear the case of Maher Arar, a client of the Center for Constitutional Rights who was sent to Syria by the US where he was tortured, after a federal appeals...
July 20, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in support of the Strike for Black Lives : As the Strike for Black Lives outlines, “This is a moment to...
CCR will argue on behalf of its client, Maher Arar,in his federal lawsuit challenging his rendition by the U.S. government, where he was tortured, forced to falsely confess, and released after one...
Updated: October 28, 2007
There are dozens of detainees at Guantánamo from “high-risk” countries where there is a potential danger of persecution or torture should they be forcibly returned. At least 20 of...
Updated: January 11, 2010
The Technology Director (TD) will lead and develop the Center for Constitutional Rights’ technology to advance our mission and align with our long-term strategic goals. The TD will lead the...
Updated: September 22, 2025
December 2014" The explosive Senate Committee torture report could open the floodgates for costly lawsuits against the U.S., Britain and any other countries complicit with the CIA's so-called 'enhanced...
October 8 is radical lawyer and political prisoner Lynne Stewart's birthday. Supporters will hold birthday vigils for compassionate release in cities across the country, including New York, Albany,...
Updated: January 2, 2014
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