In February 12, 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a multi-plaintiff federal lawsuit on behalf of protesters who were illegally arrested during an anti-war rally April 7, 2003, in New...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and The Promise of Justice Initiative on Wednesday , August 14 , at 6 p.m. CT for a screening in New Orleans of the documentary Plantations and Prisons: A...
Updated: August 9, 2024
January 2007Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologizes to Arar and offers a $10.5M compensation package for the extreme psychological and emotional torture he sustained for 10 months in a Syrian prison.
April 14, 2022More police is precisely the wrong response
September 12, 2011, New York - Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights responded to the United States Court of Military Commission Review (CMRC) decision in Al-Bahlul v. United States , which was...
Activists vowed yesterday that former President George W. Bush would face a torture case against him whenever he travels outside the United States.
May 15, 2013 -- Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles E. Samuels, Jr. urging him to file a motion is support of compassionate release...
Updated: August 12, 2013
Prisoners, Some Near-Death, File Urgent Petition for Release from “Ticking Timebomb” Detention Centers April 1, 2020, New Orleans – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National...
Cable 09MADRID440 View and download this entire cable here 09MADRID440 “Garzón Opens Second Investigation Into Alleged U.S. Torture of Terrorism Detainees.” Date of cable: May 5,...
Updated: December 18, 2010
February 2008Article discussing the pending case against six Guantanamo detainees, including CCR client Mohammed Al Qahtani, being charge for their alleged involvement in the 9-11 attacks. It highlights the issue...
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