Join CCR and Maysles Cinema for a screening and discussion of "Citizenfour" as part of an Oscar Buzz series. After the film, CCR Senior Staff Attorney Shane Kadidal will provide context...
Updated: February 3, 2015
December 15, 2008, Washington, D.C. – In Rasul v. Myers, the first case to challenge torture and violations of religious freedom at Guantánamo, the U.S. Supreme Court today granted certiorari,...
July 25, 2008, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) today welcomed the conviction of the former Haitian paramilitary leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, who was found guilty for all...
December 2014"In the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s landmark report on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, civil rights organizations are calling for those responsible to face immediate legal...
August 24, 2009, New York, NY – The attached documents were released through FOIA litigation by the Center for Constitutional Rights, Amnesty International USA, and the Center for Human Rights...
November 9, 2007, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued before the Court of Appeals that rendition victim Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials should be...
On October 28, 2021, Majid Khan read an unclassified personal statement during his sentencing hearing before a Guantánamo military commission. In his words, it is the story that he has been waiting...
Updated: February 2, 2023
Join CCR Executive Director Vince Warren for a thought-provoking discussion on U.S. torture policies, CCR's lawsuits for accountability, and what you can do. CCR was the first organization to file a...
Updated: February 20, 2013
Join CCR Legal Director Baher Azmy and co-counsel Jeena Shah for a discussion of our Al Shimari case and CCR’s history challenging corporate immunity and seeking justice for torture. Discussion...
Updated: March 31, 2015
Join CCR Executive Director Vince Warren for a thought-provoking discussion on U.S. torture policies, CCR's lawsuits for accountability, and what you can do. CCR was the first organization to file a...
Updated: February 25, 2013
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