November 7, 2024, New York – In response to a military commission’s ruling that Defense Secretary Austin cannot rescind the plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants, the...
First of its kind to make it to trial, lawsuit delivers rare accountability for U.S post-9/11 torture November 12, 2024, Alexandria, VA – Today, in a landmark verdict, a jury in a federal court found...
November 18, 2024, Hagåtña, Guam – Today, Guam-based international law firm Blue Ocean Law filed a submission to two UN independent human rights experts detailing numerous rights violations caused by...
Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of punishing people who resist forced labor in Alabama’s majority-Black prisons November 20, 2024, Montgomery, AL – Yesterday, five incarcerated workers brought...
Ahead of a second Trump administration, expertise in racial and religious profiling and immigrant advocacy is a top priority "We are excited to welcome Nermeen Arastu to the CCR Board. Nermeen is a...
Center for Constitutional Rights client endured nearly 23 years of detention without charge Biden administration should transfer remaining uncharged men and finally end system of indefinite detention...
The administration should push to transfer remaining uncharged men and settle cases of charged men Jan 11, 2025, New York – On the 23rd anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay...
Prof. Franke Will No Longer Teach at Columbia Law School, Stemming from her Defense of Palestinian Students Jan 10, 2025, New York – In response to the end of Professor Katherine Franke’s 25-year...
Biden administration conceals role at “lily pad” sites, where Afghans face months in limbo, inhumane conditions January 14, 2025, New York – The U.S. government has enlisted at least 36 countries to...
