A Major Step Toward Ensuring Transparency and Accountability on the Management of Jackson’s Water System March 20, 2024, Jackson, MS – After months of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community...
March 7, 2024, New York – In response to the governor of New York’s announcement of a five-point “subway safety” plan, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Center...
February 29, 2024, New York – In advance of the launch of a mass mobilization by the Poor People’s Campaign on March 2, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Center...
Case could have national implications for movement against death by incarceration February 16, 2023, Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a landmark case brought by a...
January 19, 2024, New York – In response to Mayor Adams’ veto of the police transparency legislation the How Many Stops Act (HMSA), the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement...
Center for Constitutional Rights Supports Critical NYPD Transparency Legislation How Many Stops Act December 20, 2023, New York – As the New York City Council prepares to vote on the police...
Today, December 10, 2023, marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This document is recognized for enshrining fundamental and inalienable rights to which all...
Yesterday, the United Nations special rapporteur on racism issued a powerful statement : the United States makes it way too easy for people to receive death-by-incarceration prison sentences,...
Groups fighting Death By Incarceration traveled to Geneva to brief committee for its review of U.S. compliance with human rights treaty November 3, 2023, New York – Today, the United Nations Human...