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Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos falla en contra del ex presidente de Bolivia y su ministro de Defensa por la masacre de 2003

August 3, 2020

3 de agosto de 2020, Miami - Hoy, la Corte de Apelaciones de EE.UU. por el Onceavo Circuito anuló la decisión que el tribunal de primera instancia emitió a favor del ex presidente de Bolivia, Gonzalo...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

August 3, 2020

August 3, 2020, Miami – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court judgment that had been entered in favor of Bolivia’s former president, Gonzalo Sánchez de...

Communities United for Police Reform Moves to Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

July 29, 2020

Group That Led #Repeal50a Campaign Seeks to Enter Police Unions’ Lawsuit Aimed at Rolling Back 50-a Repeal and Re-Entrenching Police Secrecy July 28, 2020, New York – Today, Communities United for...

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces Federal Forces in U.S. Cities, Militarized Crackdowns on Protesters, Rising Authoritarianism

July 21, 2020

Current Escalations Tied to Past Failure to Hold Agencies Accountable for Abuses July 20, 2020, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in response to recent...

People Serving Mandatory Life Without Parole Challenge Death-By-Incarceration Sentences as Cruel and Unconstitutional

July 8, 2020

Sentences Are Akin to Death Penalty July 8, 2020, Harrisburg, PA –Today, people in Pennsylvania serving Death-By-Incarceration sentences, commonly known as Life Without Parole, filed a lawsuit...

Court Orders Plastics Corporation to Allow Juneteenth Access to Cemetery Where Enslaved People Are Buried

June 18, 2020

Formosa Taking Emergency Appeal to Stop Prayer Event Community Members Previously Threatened With Arrest for Visiting Ancestors’ Graves June 18, 2020, Convent, Louisiana – Today, Judge Emile R. St...

Civil Rights Organizations’ Statement on Lifting NYC Curfew

June 7, 2020

June 7, 2020, New York – Early this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City’s curfew was lifted effective immediately. This change was preceded by a day of historic, peaceful...

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask for Investigation into NYPD’s Social Distancing Enforcement Practices to Include Curfew Enforcement

June 4, 2020

June 4, 2020, New York – Today, the attorneys behind two class action lawsuits that challenged the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s stop-and-frisk and trespass enforcement practices as...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protesters, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020, New York – In response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s explicit defense of the NYPD’s use of violent and unjustified force against protestors, as well as the history of impunity for brutality...

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Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos falla en contra del ex presidente de Bolivia y su ministro de Defensa por la masacre de 2003

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Over 2003 Massacre

Communities United for Police Reform Moves to Intervene in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

Center for Constitutional Rights Denounces Federal Forces in U.S. Cities, Militarized Crackdowns on Protesters, Rising Authoritarianism

People Serving Mandatory Life Without Parole Challenge Death-By-Incarceration Sentences as Cruel and Unconstitutional

Court Orders Plastics Corporation to Allow Juneteenth Access to Cemetery Where Enslaved People Are Buried

Civil Rights Organizations’ Statement on Lifting NYC Curfew

Stop-and-Frisk Attorneys Ask for Investigation into NYPD’s Social Distancing Enforcement Practices to Include Curfew Enforcement

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

The Center for Constitutional Rights Calls on Mayor deBlasio and Police Commissioner Shea to Resign, Denounces NYPD Violence Against Protesters

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