On March 11, 2022, the anniversary of the American Rescue Plan, the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a letter to President Biden outlining key policy priorities and demands. The letter urges the...
Updated: March 11, 2022
February 1, 2010, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) asked the United States Supreme Court to take up the case of Canadian citizen Maher Arar against U.S. officials...
Action seeking accountability for U.S. torture brought in France under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
Updated: January 29, 2021
July 21, 2017Solitary confinement has no boundaries and is an infinite pit of corruption, lies, sadistic behaviour, pain, loneliness and self destruction. It is a blessing for someone like CCR to give you a voice...
FOIA lawsuit seeks records improperly withheld by U.S. government after it mistreated Black immigrants October 13, 2021, New York ‒ Civil rights organizations today filed a Freedom of Information Act...
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Updated: January 4, 2011
Please join CCR Senior Staff Attorney Wells Dixon and Professor Alex Whiting and as they discuss the role of lawyers in authorizing the post-9/11 US torture program. The panelists will speak about...
Updated: February 11, 2015
November 4, 2009, New York – In response to news of an Italian court’s conviction of 23 U.S. officials for their role in the extraordinary rendition of a Muslim cleric unlawfully seized...
February 11, 2008, New York – Military commission charges were handed down that seek the death penalty against Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Mohammed al Qahtani. CCR issued the...
February 28, 2008, Brussels – Today, a representative from the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) addressed the...
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