New York, June 3, 2009 – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the District Court decision dismissing the Wiwa v. Shell plaintiffs’ claims against Shell Petroleum Development Company...
The demand for human rights and social justice lawyering will not, alas, retreat any time soon, and so we are dedicated to helping ensure that there is an ample supply of well-trained movement...
Updated: December 11, 2024
The International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism is a first-ever international effort to build systems of accountability—rooted in global cross-movement solidarity—both...
Updated: January 27, 2023
Royal Dutch Shell, plc (Shell) began oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958 and has a long history of working closely with the Nigerian government to quell popular opposition to...
Updated: July 21, 2010
June 21, 2016, New York – Today, human rights and civil liberties groups filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request seeking documents relating to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent executive order...
January 24, 2017, New York – In response to news reports about Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Muslims and refugees, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:...
July 9, 2015and Carey Shenkman In the struggle against the US government's unprecedented war on whistleblowers and their publishers, there is a pivotal role the United Nations can and must play. By recognizing...
Legal Filing Details Gruesome Suicide Attempts, Hallucinations March 8, 2021, Washington, D.C. – Lawyers representing Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed al Qahtani are urging a federal judge to deny an...
October 31, 2008, New York – Muslim, Arab, and South Asian men were targeted solely based on race, country of origin, and religion in post-9/11 immigration sweeps with the knowledge of former...
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Updated: March 18, 2012
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