August 6, 2009, Ottawa and New York – Human rights organizations are calling on the Canadian government to investigate retired U.S. Army colonel and psychologist Dr. Larry C. James, a former...
June 6, 2017In 2014, as the Black Lives Matter movement exploded across the news, some interpreted police killings and repression of protests as a new rash of violence against communities of color. But, to quote...
Advocates for Descendants of Enslaved People are Trying to Prevent Construction of Massive Grain Terminal April 28, 2022, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana – Today, a district court judge...
February 11, 2013, New York – In response to news that Pope Benedict XVI plans to resign, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below. The Center for Constitutional Rights...
CCR, AIUSA and WSLS filed FOIA requests with government agencies seeking the release of records related to the evaluations or authorizations of secret detention and transfer, policies and procedures...
Updated: April 19, 2019
Please join the Center for Constitutional Rights and advocates at this important Legislative Hearing on Wednesday, October 10th at 10:00 a.m. The Community Safety Act is a landmark police reform...
Updated: October 9, 2012
In two amicus briefs to the Supreme Court in 2011 and 2012, CCR argues that, reflecting general principles of international law, corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights...
Updated: March 29, 2018
The judge gave the government 40 hours to appeal the decision before Mr. Khalil must be released June 11, 2025, Newark, NJ – A federal judge granted Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a preliminary...
There has been dramatic growth in the number of people held in local jails in New York State in the last decade, with the total capacity of jails in upstate New York and Long Island increasing by 20...
Updated: January 11, 2010
January 28, 2009, New York – In response to reports of a possible promise by Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder to senior Republican members of Congress that he would not prosecute Bush...
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