December 26, New York – In response to President Obama’s signing, today, of the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and our allies to mark the 18th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay prison. We will rally together to demand the closure of the prison...
Updated: January 8, 2020
July 21, 2008, New York – In response to leaked portions of Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s speech to be delivered this morning, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director...
Since 1974, the Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook has supported people who are incarcerated, their families, and advocates in challenging mistreatment and abuse in prisons. The Center for Constitutional...
Updated: August 23, 2021
Rule Change Remains Blocked, Protecting Millions of Low-Income Immigrant Families January 8, 2020, New York, NY – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order denying the government’s...
January 31, 2013, New York – In light of confirmation hearings beginning today for Senator Chuck Hagel to be President Obama’s next Secretary of Defense, the Center for Constitutional...
September 2, 2020, New York –In response to the Trump administration’s designation, announced today by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor...
November 14, 2012, Vancouver and New York — Today, four torture survivors filed a complaint against Canada with the United Nations Committee against Torture for the country’s failure to...
Brad Parker is Associate Director of Policy at the Center for Constitutional Rights. He leads the organization’s policy advocacy at the federal, state, and international levels, developing and...
Kifah Jayyousi is a United States citizen who is married with five children and currently lives and works in Michigan. Kifah is a plaintiff in Aref v. Garland , a federal lawsuit filed in 2010...
Updated: October 14, 2021
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