Press Releases
CCR in the News
December 10, 2025
Blog Post
On Human Rights Day, We Look Beyond a Failing Global System
CCR Blog
July 14, 2025
Blog Post
The following remarks were made by Celine Zhu at the Justice Committee's rally + press conference in New York City on July 11: Good afternoon. My name is Celine, and I am an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where we are counsel for Floyd v. City of New York which showed the NYPD...
CCR Blog
March 22, 2025
Blog Post
A moment to spotlight Jackson residents’ long struggle to realize their human right to safe water
CCR Blog
November 4, 2025
Blog Post
The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for nearly five decades. Peter expertly litigated dozens of cases with generations of advocates here,...
CCR Blog
November 6, 2025
Blog Post
This week, the U.S. government was meant to be reviewed at the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-to-peer assessment of every country’s human rights record. In August, the Trump administration withdrew from the process and the U.S. is set to become the...
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