October 3, 2017"America is the friend of all Iraqi people." This was the sign put up at Abu Ghraib prison—one that replaced Saddam's portrait when the US took it over as part of the war on terror. It was Abu Ghraib...
Following the October 19 performance of The Siege , CCR Deputy Legal Director Maria LaHood will participate in a conversation, “ Staging Conflict, Making Peace ” with Cynthia Schneider (Georgetown),...
Updated: October 13, 2017
Following the October 21 performance of The Siege , CCR Staff Attorney Diala Shamas will participate in a conversation, “ Practice Resistance ” with Sarah Schulman (CUNY), David Zellnik (Break the...
Updated: October 13, 2017
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will participate in a conference organized by the Duke Divinity School, which will feature speakers from different areas of expertise discussing the...
Updated: October 12, 2017
CCR senior staff attorney Rachel Meeropol will be speaking at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Prison Law 2017 webinar. This PLI program is designed for lawyers who represent incarcerated persons...
Updated: October 13, 2017
Conflict has become big business, and nations are paying mercenaries millions to be their boots on the ground. Trouble seeing the video? Watch on YouTube here .
Updated: September 8, 2021
October 23, 2017President Trump told us during the campaign that he was in favor of torture because “it works.“ The Center for Constitutional Rights recently won a significant round in a case against a private...
October 27, 2017MANILA, Philippines – A group of legal and human rights organizations strongly urged Kabayan Representative Harry Roque to reconsider President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to be his spokesperson. “We ask...
October 30, 2017FRANSCHOEK, South Africa — I am in this southernmost country of the continent of Africa attending a gathering of human rights and social movement lawyers from different parts of the world. The...
November 3, 2017, Kabul, New York, The Hague – After a decade-long preliminary examination, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor today gave formal notice she will submit a request to...
Pages