Djamel Ameziane (Photo by Debi Cornwall) A refugee from Algeria, Djamel Ameziane was detained in Guantánamo Bay from 2002 – 2013. Djamel was born into a large, close-knit Berber family that...
Updated: December 7, 2015
The Center For Constitutional Rights is proud of be a sponsor of the National Convening on Gang Policing Friday, December 7, 2018. Across the country, thousands of poor young people of color are...
Updated: November 29, 2018
In October 2000, a police officer shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Asel Asleh. His story is tragically familiar for Americans, but Asel was not killed in Ferguson, New York City, Atlanta, or...
Updated: October 8, 2020
Updated in 2020! The Center for Constitutional Rights created If An Agent Knocks to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by FBI agents or other federal investigators. Since its original...
Updated: October 28, 2020
The 24 th episode of “The Activist Files” was the Center for Constitutional Rights’ first live podcast. The episode was recorded Feb. 28, 2020 at Studio Arte before a live audience and was the...
Updated: March 7, 2023
Catherine Coleman Flowers is an internationally recognized environmental activist, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, and author. She has dedicated her life’s work to advocating for environmental...
There is an intense national debate on police violence, brutality and racial justice. The nascent Black Lives Matter movement is thinking critically about how we can better promote respect and...
Updated: June 1, 2015
CCR Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain will participate in a discussion, Art...
Updated: January 25, 2018
On February 13, 2020, New Yorkers across cultures and boroughs will join together for a citywide day against hate violence. The Day Against Hate is an opportunity for communities across New York to...
Updated: February 12, 2020
January 27, 2017, New York – Today, rights groups demanded government records concerning the controversial fiscal control board established under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic...
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