Judge Denies Government’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Asylum Seekers July 30, 2019, Los Angeles – A federal district court has rejected the government’s second attempt to dismiss a...
January 11, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Today marks the 12th anniversary of the arrival of the first men to be detained without charge at Guantánamo. Human rights and civil liberties groups...
Over the past 25 years, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS, also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act, or ATCA) has allowed non-U.S. citizens to sue for human rights abuses in U.S. Courts. Center for...
Updated: December 6, 2007
CCR is proud to co-sponsor this NYC performance of There Is A Field , a new play, written by Jen Marlowe and directed by Noelle Ghoussaini, about Aseel Asleh, a 17-year old Palestinian citizen of...
Updated: February 26, 2016
The post-9/11 era has been one of great contestation for international law. Scholars and practitioners debate basic questions about the content and nature of public international law and how the...
Updated: October 18, 2007
January 11, 2017The looming presidency of Donald Trump has created a deep sense of uncertainty for inmates at Guantanamo on the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the first prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba...
Newly-Filed Evidence Bolsters Lawsuit Charging Illegal U.S. Practices Nov.14, 2017, Los Angeles – Today, an immigrant rights group, Los Angeles-based Al Otro Lado, and six asylum seekers filed a...
This Thursday, for the first time ever, the Vatican will be questioned about its record on child sexual violence by an international body. SNAP and CCR will be there and are hosting a reportback via...
Updated: January 15, 2014
February 5, 2020, New York – Today, Chinyere Ezie , a civil rights attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, announced she had reached an agreement with the luxury fashion house Prada over...
The Hill Blog - January 4, 2010 By Leili Kashani, CCR After the Flight 253 attack, does it still make sense to close Guantanamo? It is crucial to remember that the vast majority of the men at Guant...
Updated: January 11, 2010
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