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Groups Send Letter Urging UN to Release Database of Businesses That Raise Human Rights Concerns in Israeli Settlements

November 8, 2017

November 8, 2017 – The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), Access Now, Center for Constitutional Rights, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), CORE,...

CCR Condemns DOJ’s Attempt to Remove Employment Protections for Transgender People

October 5, 2017

October 5, 2017, New York – In response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memo on Department of Justice employment protections for transgender people, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)...

CCR Mourns the Loss of International Human Rights Champion Prof. Cherif Bassiouni

September 26, 2017

September 25, 2017, New York – In response to the passing of Cherif Bassiouni, Emeritus Professor of Law at DePaul University, former United Nations official, and international law expert, the Center...

Court Rules Abu Ghraib Survivors’ Case of Torture Against Private Military Contractor Can Proceed

September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017, Alexandria, VA – Today, a Virginia federal court ruled that three Iraqi individuals formerly detained at the infamous “hard site” at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were subjected...

Demanda Colectiva Desafía Práctica de Rechazar a Solicitantes de Asilo en la Frontera Sur de los Estados Unidos

July 12, 2017

12 de julio, 2017, Los Ángeles – Hoy, un grupo de derechos de inmigrantes y varios solicitantes de asilo presentaron una demanda en contra de oficiales en el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS,...

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers at U.S. Southern Border

July 12, 2017

July 12, 2017, Los Angeles – Today an immigrant rights group and several asylum seekers filed a class action lawsuit against officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and...

CCR Submits Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Affirming the Alien Tort Statute as Key Tool for Holding Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Violations

June 28, 2017

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Jesner v. Arab Bank in defense of the Alien Tort...

Rights Group Seeks Evidence of Supposed DOJ Policy Cited by Sessions in Refusing to Answer Senate Questions About Trump Communications, Russia Investigation

June 15, 2017

Request cites urgency to make information public as possibility for Trump impeachment looms June 15, 2017, New York, NY – Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) sought documents under...

In Scathing Ruling, Court Affirms SMUG’s Charges Against U.S. Anti-Gay Extremist Scott Lively While Dismissing on Jurisdictional Ground

June 6, 2017

Historic Case Has Broken New Legal Ground, Documented Lively’s Campaign of Persecution in Uganda June 6, 2017, New York – Yesterday, a federal court minced no words in affirming that U.S.-based anti-...

CCR Statement on New Threats to Prosecute WikiLeaks

April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017, New York – In response to recent saber rattling by Trump administration officials about prosecuting WikiLeaks and Julian Assange under the Espionage Act following WikiLeaks'...

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Press Releases

Groups Send Letter Urging UN to Release Database of Businesses That Raise Human Rights Concerns in Israeli Settlements

CCR Condemns DOJ’s Attempt to Remove Employment Protections for Transgender People

CCR Mourns the Loss of International Human Rights Champion Prof. Cherif Bassiouni

Court Rules Abu Ghraib Survivors’ Case of Torture Against Private Military Contractor Can Proceed

Demanda Colectiva Desafía Práctica de Rechazar a Solicitantes de Asilo en la Frontera Sur de los Estados Unidos

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers at U.S. Southern Border

CCR Submits Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Affirming the Alien Tort Statute as Key Tool for Holding Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Violations

Rights Group Seeks Evidence of Supposed DOJ Policy Cited by Sessions in Refusing to Answer Senate Questions About Trump Communications, Russia Investigation

In Scathing Ruling, Court Affirms SMUG’s Charges Against U.S. Anti-Gay Extremist Scott Lively While Dismissing on Jurisdictional Ground

CCR Statement on New Threats to Prosecute WikiLeaks

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