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After Landmark Surveillance Lawsuit, New Jersey Muslims Meet with NYPD

November 25, 2019

Plaintiffs & NJ Muslims Targeted by Discriminatory Police Surveillance Have First Face-to-Face Meeting with City and NYPD Officials Newark, NJ — Following a historic lawsuit over the New York...

Israel Supreme Court Upholds Deportation of Human Rights Defender: Rights Attorneys Respond

November 5, 2019

November 5, 2019 – In response to today’s decision by Israel’s Supreme Court upholding the order for human rights defender Omar Shakir, of Human Rights Watch, to leave Israel, the Center for...

Coalition Against Death Alley Marchers Arrested Protesting at Pro-Petrochemical Association Headquarters in Baton Rouge

October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019, New York – In response to news of the arrests of Reverend Gregory Manning and Sakura Kone at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry on the final day of the two-week...

Attorneys Urge Appellate Court to Affirm Dismissal of 8-year Lawsuit Over Israel Boycott at Olympia Food Co-Op

October 22, 2019

October 22, 2019, Lacey, WA – Today, human rights lawyers urged a Washington appeals court to uphold a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit against former volunteer board members of the Olympia Food Co-op...

Rights Attorneys Ask Court to Vacate 2005 Conviction and LWOP Sentence After Khashoggi Revelations

October 3, 2019

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...

Rights Group Mourns Death of Nigerian Human Rights Activist

September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019, New York – In response to news that human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton has been killed by a car in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the...

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Government Records On Recent Onslaught of Civil Penalties Against Immigrants in Sanctuary

September 25, 2019

Excessive and Retaliatory Fines Target Sanctuary Seekers and Activists September 20, 2019, New York, NY – Austin Sanctuary Network, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Free Migration Project, and...

Yemeni-American Families Challenge Unlawful Application of Muslim Ban

September 4, 2019

Rescinding Approved Visas Is Part of Broader Anti-Muslim, Anti-Immigrant Agenda, Attorneys Say September 5, 2019, San Francisco – The Center for Constitutional Rights sued the Trump administration...

Rights Group Condemns New Proposed Rule Allowing Federal Contractors to Discriminate for "Religious" Reasons

August 14, 2019

August 14, 2019, New York – In response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, which would...

Independent Investigation by Inspector General Slams NYPD for Continued Biased Policing Six Years After Stop-and-Frisk Trial

June 26, 2019

Report on Biased Policing Recommends CCRB Take Over Investigation of Racial Profiling Complaints Wednesday, June 26, 2019, New York – In response to a scathing report on biased policing released...

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Press Releases

After Landmark Surveillance Lawsuit, New Jersey Muslims Meet with NYPD

Israel Supreme Court Upholds Deportation of Human Rights Defender: Rights Attorneys Respond

Coalition Against Death Alley Marchers Arrested Protesting at Pro-Petrochemical Association Headquarters in Baton Rouge

Attorneys Urge Appellate Court to Affirm Dismissal of 8-year Lawsuit Over Israel Boycott at Olympia Food Co-Op

Rights Attorneys Ask Court to Vacate 2005 Conviction and LWOP Sentence After Khashoggi Revelations

Rights Group Mourns Death of Nigerian Human Rights Activist

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Government Records On Recent Onslaught of Civil Penalties Against Immigrants in Sanctuary

Yemeni-American Families Challenge Unlawful Application of Muslim Ban

Rights Group Condemns New Proposed Rule Allowing Federal Contractors to Discriminate for "Religious" Reasons

Independent Investigation by Inspector General Slams NYPD for Continued Biased Policing Six Years After Stop-and-Frisk Trial

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