May 11, 2016Michael Ratner, the civil and human rights attorney who represented Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in the US, died Wednesday at age 72, leaving behind an outsized legacy of advocacy for whistleblowers...
Join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Katherine Gallagher for a conversation with UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk , Jamil Dakwar , and Michael Sfard on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian...
Updated: October 18, 2016
This paper, one of CCR's 100 Days to Restore the Constitution series, explores the current situation of attacks upon and criminalization of dissent, from the surveillance of activists to the...
Updated: December 16, 2008
The Center for Constitutional Rights would not be able to fight for justice without the help of its supporters. We are extremely grateful for the loyalty and generosity our donors have shown over the...
Updated: April 2, 2025
March 8, 2018A group of nongovernmental organisations called on the Trump administration to clarify its policy on drone use, saying they are concerned about reported changes to US rules and a lack of transparency...
Two human rights organizations went to court on Monday to challenge the Obama administration's decision to authorize the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical Muslim cleric now hiding...
In the 10 years since the tragic attacks of 9/11, much has changed in our country. This anniversary is an opportunity to evaluate those changes, to rededicate ourselves to human rights and civil...
Updated: September 29, 2011
February 17, 2021... The Biden administration’s decision to continue seeking to extradite Assange has been criticized by a number of civil liberties organizations, who joined together this week in an open letter...
July 6, 2023...In November, the families wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and submitted their claim of ownership of the land. “Should the United States proceed with this plan, it would not only be...
October 30, 2017FRANSCHOEK, South Africa — I am in this southernmost country of the continent of Africa attending a gathering of human rights and social movement lawyers from different parts of the world. The...
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