December 14, 2010, Madrid, Spain – Today, two leading human rights groups filed papers urging a Spanish judge to open a criminal investigation into the role of former Bush administration...
April 11, 2013, New York and Washington, D.C. – Today, 25 prominent human rights and civil liberties organizations sent a joint letter to President Obama urging the swift closure of Guant...
On May 25, 2011, DLA Piper filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urging the United States Supreme Court to review the death sentence of Carl Puiatti. Mr...
December 12, 2008, New York – This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a bi-partisan report almost two years in the making on the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, proving, beyond...
September 11, 2017This is CCR's weekly "Frontlines of Justice" news round-up, keeping you in the loop about what we've been up to and what's coming soon. Check it out every Monday, your one-stop-shop for CCR opinions...
August 5, 2014, New York – Today, rights groups filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to comply...
Michael Ratner’s activism and human rights work dated back to the 1960s. He was a student at Columbia Law School during the 1968...
Updated: May 12, 2016
On the thirteenth episode of The Activist Files, Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain speaks with Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy and Senior Staff Attorney Katherine...
Updated: September 8, 2021
3 Things You Should Know About Airbnb Business decisions play an important role in the protection of human rights. In situations of ongoing and grave human rights violations, businesses that claim...
Updated: May 28, 2019
May 22, 2019Three Things You Should Know About Airbnb Business decisions play an important role in the protection of human rights. In situations of ongoing and grave human rights violations, businesses that...
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