April 2010When Syed Hashmi, a former Brooklyn College student charged with providing material support to Al Qaeda, goes on trial this week in Manhattan, the jury will be anonymous, a judge ruled on Monday.
November 2013Commentary: Iraqis and former US soldiers join forces in fight for justice In early October, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the principal human rights body of the Organization of...
On January 27, 2021, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and over 60 member organizations (including the Center for Constitutional Rights) released a coalition letter calling on the...
Updated: February 1, 2021
November 21, 2019... Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, investigates human rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Prior to his current role, he was a Bertha Fellow at the...
August 22, 2016The D.C. Circuit revived two convicted terrorism supporters' claims that their placement in isolation units that allow limited visits and phone calls violates their due process rights. The Center for...
May 12, 2023…“This lawsuit was about punishing the US Campaign - and Palestinians - for daring to advocate for Palestinian rights and for supporting the Palestinian call to boycott Israel,” Diala Shamas, a...
On December 8, 2005, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) brought a class action lawsuit against Avi Dichter, the former Director of Israel’s...
We are always happy to hear from our supporters. You can submit questions and comments through our online form or reach out to us in the more traditional ways. The Center for Constitutional Rights...
Updated: April 15, 2025
March 22, 2019...Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit that works to advance and protect rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, issued a statement Monday afternoon...
Staff attorneys conduct litigation and other forms of legal advocacy around existing Center for Constitutional Rights cases – and develop new, creative litigation and advocacy – in our issue areas,...
Updated: April 9, 2024
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