June 13, 2015, New York – In response to the vote today by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to censure the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for its...
August 19, 2008, New York, NY – A group of 52 local activists today announced a $2 million settlement in their lawsuit against the City of New York. The activists were illegally arrested on April 7,...
April 2009WASHINGTON -- Legal barriers to prosecuting Bush-era officials over alleged torture would be substantial, legal experts said Wednesday. But Democrats were seizing on the issue to score political...
An Evening with Pardiss Kebriaei of the Center for Constitutional Rights 7pm Reception to follow in the auditorium lobby. Sponsored by Witness Against' Torture's 100 Days Campaign .
Updated: March 6, 2009
October 21, 2016To mark the 23rd of the month, this Sunday, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend in their cells in the SHU, activists throughout California are taking action to bring attention to...
Xuncax v. Gramajo and Ortiz v. Gramajo are two civil damages suits filed on behalf of Guatemalans, all Kanjobal Indians who were brutalized themselves, lost loved ones, and lived in highland villages...
Updated: October 9, 2007
October 25, 2016, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights responded to the Periodic Review Board decision declining to approve its client Guled Hassan Duran (ISN 10023) for transfer...
5pm Join CCR Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney of the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative, Shane Kadidal for a discussion of Guantanamo litigation and the path forward to restoration of the...
Updated: March 6, 2009
By Jocelyn Brooks and Greger Calhan, Center for Constitutional Rights Ella Baker legal interns in Port-au-Prince July 14, 2011 — Standing out amidst the wreckage of a destroyed tent were a...
Updated: July 14, 2011
Join CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy, alongside other speakers, as they examine the impact of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Report on Torture on the ongoing prosecutions and habeas...
Updated: February 23, 2015
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