July 24, 2015Exploiting tragedies has always been smart politics for demagogues seeking to promote their political agenda. From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, cynical politicians have fanned the flames of racism, fear,...
March 13, 2018...Human rights advocates, while never enamored with Mr. Tillerson, expressed alarm at Mr. Pompeo’s elevation. They were even more alarmed that Mr. Pompeo’s deputy at the C.I.A., Gina Haspel , had...
On May 2, 2007, a federal judge dismissed the Center for Constitutional Rights’ case against senior Israeli official Avi Dichter for his role in dropping a one-ton bomb on a Gaza City apartment...
May 14, 2021...International Human Rights Clinic co-director Susan H. Farbstein said much of the case was “driven and led by the plaintiffs.” “Their tireless commitment and their optimism are sort of what have...
Rutgers Law school is hosting a panel discussion featuring CCR Bertha Justice fellow Stephanie Llanes . The event is free and open to the public. Speakers include: Professor Charles Auffant, Rutgers...
Updated: October 13, 2017
Friday, March 16 through Sunday, March 18 the Left Forum will host its annual Conference at Pace University in New York City. The theme is Occupy the System: Confronting Global Capitalism . CCR will...
Updated: March 5, 2012
October 28, 2023...Expanding Indigenous rights and ending extreme sentencing practices were central themes at this year's review of the United States by the UN Human Rights Committee, with the case of Leonard...
Amidst the completion of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country, over 124,000 Afghan civilians were evacuated. Those evacuated were sent to several processing...
Updated: January 14, 2025
November 7, 2016Anti-homosexuality Evangelist pastor Scott Lively has requested a judge toss out a "crimes against humanity" case against him before it can reach federal court. The lawsuit, which Lively has called "...
June 3, 2022...“Today, I stand at the most difficult crossroads of my life, from injury to exile, detention without charge, and more. The occupation doesn’t stop at killing, detaining, and displacing us,”...
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