December 8, 2015, Guantánamo – In a letter to his attorney before he received notice that his status would be reviewed today after a four-year wait, a Guantanamo detainee asked desperately, “Will...
February 23, 2016, New York – In response to the release of President Obama’s new plan to close Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: This is not a plan to...
Five Years After Landmark Settlement, Violations Continue September 26, 2020, Palo Alto – Men who spent decades in solitary confinement in California prisons are charging that the California...
May 8, 2017This is CCR's weekly "Frontlines of Justice" news round-up, keeping you in the loop about what we've been up to and what's coming soon. Check it out every Monday, your one-stop-shop for CCR opinions...
Federal appeals court weighs bid by California corrections department to remove oversight, end accountability May 18, 2023, San Diego – Today, a class of incarcerated people urged the Ninth Circuit...
Background: From taking on the NYPD’s racially discriminatory stop-and-frisk program to challenging indefinite detention and torture at Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights has been on...
Updated: April 7, 2017
Deophister Uffer is the Finance Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. She has over 17 years of experience managing the financial activities of non-profit organizations and local...
January 25, 2017, New York – In response to news reports about a new executive order concerning Guantanamo and the CIA torture program, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following...
Bottom Line President Obama’s proposed plan is too little, too late. First, the president’s plan cannot achieve the fundamental goal of ending indefinite detention without trial because central to...
Updated: February 23, 2016
Who: David Cole , Professor, Georgetown University Law Center; Co-Chair, The Constitution Project Liberty and Security Committee; Argued Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project case on material support in...
Updated: February 16, 2011
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