November 10, 2017Djamel Ameziane wants his dignity back. The 50-year-old former prisoner says that's why he filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Canadian government, alleging it was complicit in his...
June 8, 2011, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights announced the selection of its new legal director, Baher Azmy. Mr. Azmy is an esteemed lawyer, professor and scholar, who...
The Bertha Justice Fellowship is a two year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years out of law school) who are interested in gaining both practical experience working on CCR cases and a theoretical...
Updated: July 7, 2021
March 19, 2021...Months before the 2020 election, stalwarts of the anti-Guantánamo cause began meeting regularly on Zoom in anticipation of a change in administrations. Barely mentioned in election coverage, the...
In a series of rulings issued August 14, 2007, United States District Court Judge Susan Illston rejected Chevron Corporation's final attempts to avoid trial for its involvement in brutal attacks on...
Civil Rights Group Argues Family Separation Meets Legal Standard for Torture October 4, 2018, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed in a Manhattan court for the immediate...
May 11, 2016Michael Ratner, a fearless civil liberties lawyer who successfully challenged the United States government’s detention of terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay without judicial review, died on...
March 6, 2020..."Today, the International Criminal Court breathed new life into the mantra that 'no one is above the law' and restored some hope that justice can be available—and applied—to all," declared...
By Peter Finn Sunday, February 06, 2011 A planned trip to Switzerland this week by George W. Bush was canceled after human rights activists called for demonstrations and threatened legal action over...
Today Donald Trump is flying to Philadelphia, where congressional Republicans are on retreat. He’s going in an effort to win more support for his political agenda. Over the past five days, he has...
Updated: January 26, 2017
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