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New Evidence Reveals Georgia Prison Officials Refused to Investigate Transgender Woman’s Reports of Repeated Sexual Assault

November 23, 2021

Facing Increasing Danger, Ashley Diamond Demands Transfer Out of Male Prison November 23, 2021, Macon, GA – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman, submitted new evidence to the court...

Resumption of ICC Investigation Into Afghanistan, While Welcome, Should Not Exclude Groups of Victims or Crimes Within Court's Jurisdiction

September 28, 2021

September 28, 2021 – Yesterday, the ICC Prosecutor announced that he had requested to resume the investigation into international crimes in the Afghanistan situation and that he would be focusing on...

International Criminal Court Shutters Investigation Into U.S. Torture

September 27, 2021

Prosecutor Seeks to Move Forward With Investigation Against Only Taliban, Islamic State-Khorasan Province September 27, 2021—Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this...

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

September 20, 2021

New Memorandum from Leading Civil Rights Advocates Documents the Most Egregious Federal Programs that Surveil, Profile, and Criminalize Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian...

Court Says Turnbacks of Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Are Unlawful

September 2, 2021

September 2, 2021,San Diego, CA – A federal judge declared unlawful the U.S. government’s turnbacks of asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry along the U.S southern border. The court ruled that...

Center for Constitutional Rights Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

September 2, 2021

Site Provides Historical Context and Resources Around Reckoning With 20 Years of Injustice September 2, 2021, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Center for Constitutional Rights...

Human Rights Organizations Urge Members of Congress to Protect Cameroonian Immigrants Fleeing Conflict

August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021, (Washington, D.C., New York) -- The Cameroon American Council, #CameroonTPS Coalition, and the Center for Constitutional Rights sent a letter yesterday to members of Congress urging...

Incarcerated Transgender Woman Demands Transfer to Female Facility, End to Retaliation

May 12, 2021

Court Hears Emergency Motion From Ashley Diamond May 12, 2021, Atlanta – Today, a federal judge heard an emergency motion in a case charging the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) with violating...

DOJ Files Statement of Interest Supporting Black Trans Woman’s Request for Transfer to Female Prison in Georgia, Gender Dysphoria Care

April 22, 2021

Lawyers for Ashley Diamond Welcome DOJ Weighing in on Case April 22, 2021 Macon, GA – In response to the Statement of Interest that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed late this afternoon in...

Incarcerated Transgender Woman Demands Transfer to Female Facility, End to Retaliation

April 9, 2021

Emergency Motion Says Ashley Diamond’s Allegations of Assault Prompted Retaliation by Prison Staff April 9, 2021, Atlanta – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the...

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New Evidence Reveals Georgia Prison Officials Refused to Investigate Transgender Woman’s Reports of Repeated Sexual Assault

Resumption of ICC Investigation Into Afghanistan, While Welcome, Should Not Exclude Groups of Victims or Crimes Within Court's Jurisdiction

International Criminal Court Shutters Investigation Into U.S. Torture

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

Court Says Turnbacks of Tens of Thousands of Asylum Seekers Are Unlawful

Center for Constitutional Rights Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

Human Rights Organizations Urge Members of Congress to Protect Cameroonian Immigrants Fleeing Conflict

Incarcerated Transgender Woman Demands Transfer to Female Facility, End to Retaliation

DOJ Files Statement of Interest Supporting Black Trans Woman’s Request for Transfer to Female Prison in Georgia, Gender Dysphoria Care

Incarcerated Transgender Woman Demands Transfer to Female Facility, End to Retaliation

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