Join us for an important debate and discussion: What: “U.S. Detention Policies a Decade After 9/11: Two Opposing Perspectives on Security.” Who: Pardiss Kebriaei (CCR attorney who has...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and Albany Law School for a virtual panel discussion to celebrate the launch of the new book, Crisis Lawyering: Effective Legal Advocacy in Emergency...
"America is the friend of all Iraqi people." This was the sign put up at Abu Ghraib prison—one that replaced Saddam's portrait when the US took it over as part of the war on terror. It was Abu Ghraib...
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit brought by three former inmates of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq against military contractor CACI Premier Technology to proceed. The case...
The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court is seeking approval to investigate allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan , including possible torture by US forces and the CIA. If...
To mark the 23rd of the month, invoking the 23 hours per day that prisoners spend isolated in special housing units, activists throughout California are taking action to bring attention to prison...
Lower court found “plausible” case of genocide, dismissed suit on jurisdictional grounds; starvation rampant as Israel prepares Rafah attack March 8, 2024, San Francisco, CA – Palestinian human...
Background: From taking on the NYPD’s racially discriminatory stop-and-frisk program to challenging indefinite detention and torture at Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights has been on...
A federal class action lawsuit on behalf of the Vulcan Society and individual firefighters and firefighter applicants charging the New York City Fire Department with racially discriminatory hiring...