December 20, 2014, New York – In response to the repatriation announced today of four Afghan prisoners, including Shawali Khan, whose case the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has long...
November 4, 2011, New York, NY – Today, amidst reports that the Israeli navy has intercepted the Freedom Waves Flotilla in international waters and boarded two boats attempting to deliver...
January 14, 2020, New York – After losing on an emergency stay motion in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last week, the Trump administration filed a motion with the Supreme Court last night...
He was targeted for exposing human rights abuses, while those responsible for these offenses have largely escaped accountability.
May 10, 2017Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, who is leading an investigation into his campaign’s collusion with the Russian government, is a dark moment in American history. World history is replete...
New York, NY – In response to the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement: For over 40 years the Center for Constitutional Rights has...
Justices to Decide Whether to Hear Trump Administration’s Appeal to Lift Preliminary Injunction Protecting Millions of Immigrant Families January 22, 2020, New York – Today, advocates filed a brief...
When the New York Times broke the story of the original NSA warrantless surveillance program in December of 2005, CCR’s legal staff realized that many of our international communications in the...
Updated: September 24, 2012
Introduction | About the Authors | Table of Contents | How to Order the Book | Find Documents | Updates INTRODUCTION This in an excerpt from the Introduction of International Human Rights Litigation...
Updated: July 13, 2009
On episode 30 of “The Activist Files,” Center for Constitutional Rights Senior Staff Attorney Ghita Schwarz and Senior Staff Attorney Chinyere Ezie talked with Make the Road New York ’s Lead...
Updated: September 18, 2020
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