April 3, 2010Today in New York City, the U.S. is torturing a Muslim detainee with no prior criminal record who has not even gone to trial.
Updated: April 5, 2010
Friday, March 20 3:15-4:15 PM Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing: Accountability for Violations of Human Rights in the United States Public Hearing held at:...
Updated: March 19, 2009
New York, December 16, 2011— The Center for Constitutional Rights, representing Julian Assange, publisher of the WikiLeaks media organization, filed a petition this morning seeking guaranteed...
March 5, 2021, New York – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal court to deny the Biden administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged torture under...
June 17, 2024This continues the 16-year legal struggle by three Iraqis against a multi-billion dollar U.S. government contractor
As we mark twenty years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the Center for Constitutional Rights renews our call for reparations for those harmed as a result of the U.S.’s unlawful act of...
Updated: April 3, 2023
“This victory isn’t only for the three plaintiffs in this case against a corporation. This victory is a shining light for everyone who has been oppressed and a strong warning to any company or...
Updated: September 3, 2025
Click here for a printable version of the factsheet . The release of the photographs and video documenting horrific torture of Iraqi prisoners detained by the U.S. at Abu Ghraib drew demands for...
Updated: September 8, 2021
June 23, 2015It is well-known that the United States incarcerates more people than any other country. While the US makes up only 5% of the global population, it holds a quarter of the world's prisoners. The US’s...
December 27, 2021An anthology, a digital art exhibition, a panel discussion, and a staff reflection on two decades of fighting to close the prison.
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