May 15, 2009, New York, New York – Today, Lakhdar Boumediene, an Algerian citizen who had been detained at Guantánamo Bay since his seizure in Bosnia in 2001, was released to France. Mr...
Response to lawsuit by Palestinians comes as United Nations marks 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention December 9, 2023, New York – After the U.S. government’s response late yesterday in the...
CCR joined a coalition letter addressed to President Obama on December 20, 2016. The letter, coordinated by Grassroots Leadership, outlines key steps to dismantle some of the detention and...
Updated: December 21, 2016
October 2, 2015Djamel Ameziane (Photo by Debi Cornwall ) It was during the escalating violence of Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s that our client Djamel Ameziane left in search of a better life. He lived in...
November 4, 2025Longtime Center for Constitutional Rights ally and mentor Peter Weiss passed away on November 3, 2025, just short of his 100th birthday. Here we re-post this tribute from his 90th: International...
May 1, 2023Groups urge U.N. to call for abolition of Death by Incarceration during historic U.S. visit Amid the historic visit of the U.N. Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law...
Synopsis Looking to get involved personally with CCR’s work? We hold a Volunteer Day the third Thurs of every month. Description We always welcome having friends and allies come in and help us stay...
Updated: June 20, 2008
February 9, 2021... The letter was spearheaded by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a diverse coalition of more than 220 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the rights of...
Join CCR and Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) September 27 th to rally for NYPD Accountability and Community Safety!!! The September 27 th rally will kick-off an Advocacy Day to demonstrate...
Updated: September 11, 2012
July 10, 2020 Via electronic submission Committee on Public Safety California State Assembly Re: SB 1064 - SUPPORT Dear Committee Members, We write to share the Center for Constitutional Rights’...
Updated: August 4, 2020
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