Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of punishing people who resist forced labor in Alabama’s majority-Black prisons November 20, 2024, Montgomery, AL – Yesterday, five incarcerated workers brought...
[Español abajo] April 27, 2022, Washington, D.C. – Four sanctuary leaders – Vicky Chávez, María Chavalán Sut, Edith Espinal, and Hilda Ramírez – along with Austin Sanctuary Network (ASN), Free...
CCR has launched an investigation into the rendition and torture of Maher Arar, a Syrian born Canadian citizen. Mr. Arar, who was arrested by U.S. officials while in transit at John F. Kennedy...
July 21, 2011, New York, Jerusalem – Forty-five prominent Palestinians from Jerusalem and Israel, including Christian and Muslim religious figures, politicians, businesspeople and civil society...
November 14, 2012, Vancouver and New York — Today, four torture survivors filed a complaint against Canada with the United Nations Committee against Torture for the country’s failure to...
Julio 24 de 2013, Miami - Al aproximarse el décimo aniversario de las matanzas planificadas por el gobierno de Sánchez de Lozada en Bolivia, los familiares de las víctimas hoy...
Kabul, New York, Paris, The Hague, 20 November 2018 - Today marks one year since the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sought authorisationto open an investigation into war crimes...
Same Saudi Agency Involved in Cover-Up Denied Torture of Ahmed Abu Ali October 3, 2019, Alexandria, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights asked a federal court to vacate the...
Demand for confidential info threatens attorney-client privilege, freedom of association, religious freedom, orgs say March 22, 2023, Lafayette, LA – Three local immigrant rights organizations are...
Doctors and journalists also file briefs as support for landmark case comes in from across the country and around the world January 3, 2024, New York – Civil society groups from around the world...
