In 2002, the United States government detained a Mauritanian man, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, and sent him to Gitmo. As Slahi waited to be charged (he never was), he penned a 446-page memoir that detailed...
CCR senior staff attorney Omar Farah will join a panel at the 2017 National Lawyers’ Guild #Law4thePeopleConvention that will explore recent ways in which Muslims have struggled to safeguard their...
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren will join artist and activist Mariam Ghani for a discussion on identity and "national security" from the perspective of social justice work and creative practice...
A few hours after San Antonio officials announced nine people died in what they called a human trafficking crime, the Texas lieutenant governor took the tragedy as an opportunity to congratulate...
Jasmine Jacobs is the Donor Relations Associate at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She works closely with the Director of Development to manage relationships with CCR’s donors and also...
Chandra M. Hayslett is the Communications Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She is responsible for leading the overall development of communications strategy and guiding the...
Students at Fordham University are suing the university saying it’s violating its own laws and procedures by not allowing them to register a Students for Justice in Palestine club at the school’s...
Activists for Palestinian rights have long known of Israel’s efforts to criminalise the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the global solidarity campaign that seeks to put pressure on...
The courts have proved an invaluable ally in limiting the damage of the Trump Administration, and understanding who the Attorney Generals are in those fights and how we can support their work is...
New York governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to abolish solitary confinement for children through a Raise the Age law. Despite that, kids as young as seven can be placed into solitary confinement, since...
