November 2, 2016The Center for Constitutional Rights stands in solidarity with the indigenous water protectors of the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as they and their allies...
January 2015A spray of leaves from a metal vase is set against a rich blue wall. In the reflection of the vase, we see hints of windows overlooking greenery and the sea: it is a still life that also contains a...
August 5, 2022... As the statement explains, “Over a period of years, predominantly Muslim and Arab men and boys imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, CIA black sites, and other locations were subjected to physical and...
May 18, 2016Uncles don’t fare terribly well in history or literature. From Creon to Claudius, Uncle Sam to Uncle Scar, the role of Father’s younger or Mother’s older brother tends to be a dubious one, shaded by...
January 2, 2009, New York, NY - On December 17, 2008, the government attempted to halt the cases of approximately 20 detainees the Defense Department had cleared for transfer out of Guantanamo. This...
CCR is proud to co-sponsor the 77th Annual Celebration & Presentation of the ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism. Schedule 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussion: “The Politics of...
Updated: April 26, 2013
July 10, 2020, New York — This week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling regarding an emergency motion and supplemental submission filed by the...
Anser Mehmood is a plaintiff in Ziglar v. Abbasi (formerly Turkmen v. Ashcroft), a lawsuit filed in 2002 on behalf of a class of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens swept up in connection with...
Updated: September 8, 2021
November 28, 2023In interviews and articles, our staff provide analysis
CCR urges the New York State Court of Appeals to hear a case filed by the Nonhuman Right Project, seeking the release of a captive chimpanzee under New York habeas corpus law.
Updated: April 9, 2018
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