On October 25, 2006, Emmanuel "Toto" Constant--the former leader of Haiti's notorious death squad known as FRAPH--was ordered to pay $15 million in punitive and $4 million in compensatory...
TODAY — Pride Is Protest: Celebrating a Legacy of Black Queer & Trans Resistance, Resilience, and Rebellion Join us today 12-12:45pm EST for part two of our Instagram Live series ( @ccrjustice...
The post-9/11 era has defined nearly every aspect of the 21st century. Its most striking ideologies, laws, and policies -- boundless executive powers, a secret and global torture program, indefinite...
September 4, 2025, New York — In response to the imposition of sanctions by the United States Department of State on three leading Palestinian human rights organizations (Al Haq, Al Mezan, and, the...
Crafting Laws in Secret With Corporations and Conservative Activists Violates Open Meetings Law, Lawsuit Says September 1, 2020, Phoenix, AZ – Today, attorneys representing leaders from Arizona’s...
January 6, 2019, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights welcomed Ken Montenegro as its first-ever Technology Director. He will lead and develop the organization’s technology to...
January 6, 2019, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights welcomed Ken Montenegro as its first-ever Technology Director. He will lead and develop the organization’s technology to...
CCR has launched an investigation into the rendition and torture of Maher Arar, a Syrian born Canadian citizen. Mr. Arar, who was arrested by U.S. officials while in transit at John F. Kennedy...
Brittany Thomas is a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she challenges abusive police practices and inhumane immigration policies. She is a graduate of the...
February 19, 2016, Olympia, WA – Today, attorneys representing fourteen former and one current board member of the Olympia Food Co-op urged a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit is...
