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CCR Condemns Israel’s “Shocking” Deportation Order for Human Rights Defender Omar Shakir

May 8, 2018

Human Rights Watch official’s deportation order comes just over a week after CCR’s Executive Director and Board Chair were both detained and deported May 8, 2018, New York, NY – In response to the...

CCR Gitmo Lawyers React to First Transfer Under Trump

May 2, 2018

May 2, 2018, New York – In response to news that the first detainee has been transferred out of Guantánamo under Trump, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We are...

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

May 2, 2018

Victims May Sue Agents Who Listed them for Refusing to Inform May 2, 2018, New York – Today, a federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit against 24 FBI agents alleging that they had placed or kept...

Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director and Board Chair Both Denied Entry into Israel

May 1, 2018

Trip planned to witness human rights situation in Israel and Palestine May 1, 2018, Tel Aviv and New York – Vincent Warren , executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and...

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

April 19, 2018

U.S. Tortured Him Knowing History of Psychosis April 19, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys urged a federal judge to appoint a Mixed Medical Commission to assess whether Guantánamo prisoner...

Bertha Justice Network: Statement on the Situation in Gaza

April 19, 2018

We, the members of the Bertha Justice Network, a global network of human rights and movement lawyering organizations working in pursuit of social justice, are observing with the greatest concern the...

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

March 16, 2018

Document Raises Questions About Escalating Government Surveillance and Criminalization of Black Activists March 19, 2018, New York, NY – Today, racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit against...

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

March 13, 2018

March 13, 2018 New York – In response to news that Donald Trump is replacing Rex Tillerson at the State Department with Mike Pompeo, who currently heads the CIA, and naming Gina Haspel to head the...

WA Court Dismisses Seven-Year Lawsuit Over Boycott of Israeli Goods

March 9, 2018

March 9, 2018, Olympia, WA – Today, a Washington State court ended a seven-year litigation battle against former volunteer board members of the Olympia Food Co-op over their decision to boycott...

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used...

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Press Releases

CCR Condemns Israel’s “Shocking” Deportation Order for Human Rights Defender Omar Shakir

CCR Gitmo Lawyers React to First Transfer Under Trump

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director and Board Chair Both Denied Entry into Israel

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

Bertha Justice Network: Statement on the Situation in Gaza

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

WA Court Dismisses Seven-Year Lawsuit Over Boycott of Israeli Goods

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

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