It’s Pride Month, a month that centers the radical legacy of Black and Brown queer and trans people who rose up against police brutality and state violence. This month and every month we honor and...
Updated: June 21, 2021
On May 25, 2012, the offices of Women With A Vision, this year’s recipient of CCR’s Ally for Social Change Award, were deliberately targeted by arson. The offices were ransacked and...
Detainees at the U.S. Military Prison in Guantánamo will finally get their day in court on May 27 – Superior Court, in Washington DC, when 35 Americans from cities and towns across the country will...
Updated: May 23, 2008
On January 11, 2016, join CCR and allies in Washington, D.C. to call on the President Obama to close the prison, end indefinite detention, and ensure accountability for torture. Today, there is...
Updated: December 23, 2015
Ali v. Trump is a federal habeas corpus petition brought on behalf of Abdul Razak Ali (also known as Saeed Bakhouch), an Algerian citizen detained without charge at Guantánamo Bay since 2002. One of...
Updated: May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 13, 2012 — As the U.S Supreme Court prepares to consider whether corporations are immune from liability for human rights violations, a coalition of leading human rights...
October 28, 2021, Oakland, CA ‒ Men who spent a decade or longer in solitary confinement charged that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is violating a landmark...
April 10, 2013, Oakland – Last night, a federal judge rejected the State of California’s attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California...
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School are pleased to host “Black October's Legacy: Fighting Impunity with the Aymara Community...
Updated: November 14, 2019
Since the Guantánamo Bay prison opened in 2002, the Center for Constitutional Rights has represented dozens of current and former prisoners. We have led the legal fight to preserve essential...
Updated: January 9, 2020
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