Civil rights groups urge judge to review an Office of Legal Counsel opinion that justifies President Trump’s illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats as lawful acts June 24, 2026, New York — A United...
On December 16, 2025, the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights to inform the thematic report on definitions...
Updated: June 25, 2026
The 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States on July 4, 2026, is an opportunity to offer a coherent counternarrative to a history of erasure, domination, and repression, to elevate...
Updated: July 1, 2026
Letter Urges James to Meet With New York Victims July 2, 2026, New York – In light of consistent inaction from the U.S. Department of Justice with respect to The Hind Rajab Foundation’s urgent...
June 2, 2015Remember the horrific accounts of CIA torture exposed in the executive summary of the Senate Torture Report? It gets worse.
The Center for Constitutional Rights joined more than 100 civil society organizations, legal experts, former diplomats, and scholars to urge the U.S. government to end its campaign to undermine the...
Updated: August 10, 2026
Lawsuit says executive order unconstitutional, punishes human rights work and those seeking justice Four human rights groups (the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional...
Verdict ordering CACI to pay three Iraqis $42 million is casualty of Supreme Court’s June ruling gutting Alien Tort Statute August 28, 2026, Richmond, VA – Having previously upheld a historic $42...
BURNLEY V. UNITED STATES Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Background: Accountability for Murder on the High Seas The family members of two Trinidadian men...
Updated: September 3, 2026
September 9, 2026, New York – As the country prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following statement: In the 25 years since...
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