July 13, 2015[caption align="right"] Delivering statement before UN working group on transnational corporations with respect to human rights.[/caption] I’ve just returned from the inaugural session of a United...
Madrid/ Berlin/ New York, July 23, 2015 – The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in New York, together with their...
August 6, 2015Every four years, the U.N. Human Rights Committee evaluates whether a government is in compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and is following previous...
Join us for First Wednesday on December 2nd, where we will highlight the victories of this year, discuss how CCR's wide-ranging work is connected, and take a moment to celebrate before...
Updated: December 7, 2015
September 8, 2015Thirteen years after he was tortured and held in a Syrian grave-like underground cell for nearly a year, Maher Arar has won a victory in his pursuit of accountability. Last week Canada formally...
Please join CCR, Witness Against Torture, and our partners in the No Separate Justice (NSJ) campaign for our montly vigil on October 5. Organizers, advocates, and attorneys will make connections...
Updated: October 2, 2015
September 22, Richmond, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI)...
September 23, 2015This week the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the dismissal of Al Shimari v. CACI , a case brought in 2008 on behalf of four Iraqi civilians against private military contractor CACI Premier...
Military Lawyer Who Led Effort Against Unlawful Interrogation at Guantánamo Among Amicus Parties September 29, Richmond, VA – Last evening, six amicus briefs were filed with the Fourth Circuit Court...
September 23, 2015Iraqis tortured and abused at the Abu Ghraib prison appealed the dismissal of their claims against contractors from CACI International, Inc. Over the past seven years, the civil tort case has wound...
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