Could Rosa Parks, who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 for violating segregation laws by sitting in the white-only section of a bus and refusing to move, be considered a “homegrown...
Updated: January 11, 2010
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 - Venue: Benson Center Williman Room 9:00 - 9:15 am: Welcome from Dean Polden, Opening Remarks 9:15 - 10:45 am: Panel 1: Protect, Respect, and Remedy: Regulation of...
Updated: January 19, 2010
May 21, 2014, Boise – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) joined the court battle against so-called “ag-gag” laws, which punish undercover investigations and...
September 4, 2014, Boise – Today, a federal judge denied Idaho’s motion to dismiss Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Otter , a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s “ag-gag...
December 8, 2015It would be difficult to overstate Peter Weiss’s contributions to international human rights law. He became active in CCR early in its history and served on the board for nearly five decades,...
Please join CCR and our partners in the No Separate Justice (NSJ) campaign for our monthly vigil on August 3rd as we continue to shine a light on government abuse in the realm of domestic terrorism...
Updated: July 29, 2015
December 13, 2010, New York – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) announced on December 9 that it has lifted the ban on deportations to Haiti for persons with criminal...
July 10, 2018“[It’s] like we’re buried alive.” That’s how CCR client Sharqawi Al Hajj describes his imprisonment at Guantánamo, as a cemetery. Before he was brought to the island prison, Sharqawi was disappeared...
Join the Not On Our Dime! campaign for a rally and lobby day in Albany, NY. The Center for Constitutional Rights is proud to be a member of the campaign. The day will kick off with a press conference...
Updated: May 24, 2024
Paris, New York, June 12, 2008 – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) today submitted a letter on the plight of former Guantánamo and Bagram prisoners in Afghanistan to foreign government...
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