A new Reuters exposé shows the Pentagon has thwarted the Obama administration’s efforts to close Guantánamo by imposing bureaucratic hurdles to delay
Updated: December 30, 2015
Settlement Reached in California Class Action Suit Moves Out of SHU Those There 10 Years or Longer, Ends Solitary Purely Due to Gang Validation September 1, 2015, Oakland – Today, the parties have...
December 8, 2015It would be difficult to overstate Peter Weiss’s contributions to international human rights law. He became active in CCR early in its history and served on the board for nearly five decades,...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) seeks experienced second or third-year law students or LLM students with a strong commitment to social justice to provide legal research and analysis as...
Updated: September 19, 2016
Since 2002, the United States has operated a secretive killing program using armed drones and other weapons in multiple countries, far removed from any legitimate battlefields. These so-called...
Updated: March 8, 2017
Since the 1970s, combating sexual and gender-based violence has been an integral part of CCR’s mission. We fought for recognition of the right to self-defense for victims of domestic violence,...
Updated: March 8, 2017
Stocks, Mutual Funds and IRAs (For questions or assistance please email development@ccrjustice.org or call 212-614-6448) How to Donate Stock You can donate stocks to CCR. If you have appreciated...
Updated: March 15, 2017
Planned Giving Options Include CCR in your estate plan or establish an annuity and you will become a member of The Thelma Newman Planned Giving Society. The Thelma Newman Society is named for CCR co-...
Updated: March 15, 2017
July 9, 2015and Carey Shenkman In the struggle against the US government's unprecedented war on whistleblowers and their publishers, there is a pivotal role the United Nations can and must play. By recognizing...
November 26, 2015Today, fourteen American activists with the grassroots group Witness Against Torture are holding a vigil outside Guantánamo prison in a gesture of solidarity with the dozens of Muslim men who remain...
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