Astha Sharma Pokharel is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she specializes in international human rights and in challenging racial and environmental injustice, abusive...
August 28, 2017So Sheriff Joe got a pardon . Frankly, that shouldn’t shock anyone. Trump kicked off his campaign by tagging Mexicans as murderers and rapists and drove it home with a barrage of attacks against the...
September 11, 2014, Urbana-Champaign, IL – Prof. Steven Salaita and his attorneys responded today to the announcement that the Board of Trustees voted to terminate him from a tenured position...
What does the future hold for Guantánamo under the Trump administration? CCR and Morgan Lewis invite you to a discussion and reception with the contributors of Obama’s Guantánamo: Stories from an...
Updated: March 21, 2017
Many Remain in Grave Danger, Advocates Say April 30, 2020, Alexandria, Louisiana – A federal judge has recommended the release of 13 medically vulnerable people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
August 4, 2020Spanning from anarchy to uprising, people have found a wide array of words to describe the activity of the racial justice movement in the past two months. Rioting, protesting, insurrection, terrorism...
UPDATE: Please note this event has been sold out. To put your name on the waitlist, email
[email protected] or call 212-925-1806. CCR is co-sponsoring this important event focusing on U.S...
Updated: January 24, 2013
On Friday, October 21, 2016 the Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council held an oversight hearing of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). CCR Advocacy Program Manager Nahal Zamani...
Updated: January 10, 2017
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WORKERS RIGHTS: WHAT EVERY LAWYER NEEDS TO KNOW Defending and advancing workers rights in the 21st century requires global collaboration and creativity. This program will give...
Updated: September 8, 2008
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