November 4, 2025The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for...
June 8, 2009 - The Plaintiffs in the Wiwa v. Shell cases are pleased to announce a settlement of their claims. The settlement will provide $15.5 million to compensate the injuries to the Plaintiffs...
An effort by CCR and allies on behalf of descendants of those buried in the Mamilla Cemetery to stop its destruction to make way for the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s “Museum of Tolerance.”
Updated: July 7, 2015
In light of recent reports that the Obama Administration is considering easing restrictions on travel to Cuba, CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren issued an Open Letter today to President Obama ,...
Updated: September 13, 2010
Please join the Center for Constitutional Rights and pack the court for oral arguments in Al Otro Lado v. Nielsen, a class action lawsuit against officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
Updated: May 2, 2019
March, 27, 2015 - Today, CCR and other human rights organizations submitted an amicus brief to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Appeals Court in a case concerning the government’s international law...
Updated: March 30, 2015
CCR just learned of this important public meeting on the proposed use of Tasers by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) taking place next week. We wanted to reach out to alert you about this...
Updated: February 7, 2013
The 12th Annual National Organizers' Conference put on by U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation will feature CCR Senior Staff Attorney Maria LaHood on two different panels. The conference is an...
Updated: September 18, 2013
We commemorate Black August in a time of collective grief, clarity, rage, and rebellion. Mighty waves of popular uprising against the ravages of white supremacy and anti-Black racism are flooding the...
Updated: July 31, 2020
July 10, 2020...Six Pennsylvania inmates serving defacto life without parole sentences for crimes where they did not kill or intend to kill someone are challenging the state’s felony murder statutes as...
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