By Katherine Gallagher, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights One thing brings these four men together. Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz...
Updated: February 22, 2013
After nine weeks of testimony challenging the constitutionality of the New York City Police Department's practice of unlawful stops and frisks, CCR’s historic Floyd et al. v. the City of New...
Updated: May 16, 2013
April 12, 2024...Twenty years ago this month, photos of abused prisoners and smiling U.S. soldiers guarding them at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison were released, shocking the world. Now, three survivors of Abu Ghraib...
September 21, 2017Earlier this month, Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss removed Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as his running mate in the Illinois gubernatorial race due to Ramirez-Rosa’s refusal to oppose the...
November 7, 2024, New York – In response to a military commission’s ruling that Defense Secretary Austin cannot rescind the plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants, the...
More January 11, 2013 Events: London: What: All Roads Lead to Guantanamo ... Vigil Outside the U.S. Embassy Where: Outside the U.S. Embassy , W1A 1AE London, United Kingdom When: 6-8pm More...
Updated: November 6, 2014
Why Is New York Funding Israeli Settlements? Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. ET The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th Street The Center for Constitutional Rights is delighted to partner with...
Updated: April 20, 2023
In response to the election of Donald Trump, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We send love and solidarity to all those who are hurting and afraid that Donald Trump...
CCR, Palestine Legal, and 20 other rights organizations put out a call on December 9, 2016, International Human Rights Defenders Day, to demand protection for and an end to threats against,...
Updated: March 15, 2017
July 21, 2017Omar Khadr should have never been brought to Guantánamo. At 15 years old, he was just a child when he was captured, and his 10-year detention, prosecution for purported war crimes, and torture by the...
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