June 26, 2015I last saw Tariq Ba Odah in March, just one month after he completed the eighth year of an unbroken hunger strike in protest of his continued detention without charge at Guantánamo. Tariq’s lawyer,...
Leading Genocide and Holocaust Experts Submit Declarations in Support of Federal Case November 13, 2023, San Francisco – Today, Palestinians asked a federal court to enjoin President Biden, Secretary...
Paul v. Avril is a case in which Haitian President Proper Avril was charged with human rights violations. Months before the September 1991 coup which overthrew Haitian President Jean Bertrand...
Updated: October 9, 2007
July 14, 2011, Washington, D.C.– A group of international human rights organizations filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in the case of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum in...
CCR senior staff attorney Rachel Meeropol will be speaking at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Prison Law 2017 webinar. This PLI program is designed for lawyers who represent incarcerated persons...
Updated: October 13, 2017
May 8, 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...
June 7, 2024...Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and State Senator Jabari Brisport introduced the bill, called the “ Not on Our Dime ” act, months before the Oct. 7 attack, saying it was an effort to prevent tax-exempt...
In the Matter of Civilian Population of Chiapas is an emergency complaint filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), in conjunction with the Center for Human Rights Legal Action in...
Updated: October 9, 2007
Join CCR, partners and allies on January 7 for an important panel to launch a new public initiative titled, “No Separate Justice: A Post-9/11 Domestic Human Rights Campaign.” This new...
Updated: December 31, 2013
One year ago, on June 28, 2009, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was awakened by gunfire. A coup was carried out by US-trained military officers, including graduates of the infamous US Army School of...
Updated: June 30, 2010
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