December 3, 2019, Phoenix, Arizona – Today, a coalition of human rights organizations released an in-depth report about the role of the secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the...
November 19, 2019, New York – In response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it will reject well established, clear and unambiguous international legal standards recognizing the...
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...
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...
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...
Sharqawi Al Hajj Cut Wrist While on Attorney Call September 10, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, a federal judge refused to order an independent medical evaluation of Sharqawi Al Hajj, a prisoner at...
September 5, 2019, New York – Today, a newly publicly-released court filing revealed that a Guantánamo prisoner has attempted suicide. According to an emergency motion filed by the Center for...
Life at Risk After Rapidly Declining Health and Suicidal Statements August 30, 2019, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is gravely concerned about the life and health of CCR client...
August 15, 2019, New York – In response to Israel’s announcement that it would not allow two sitting members of the United States Congress to travel to Palestine, the Center for Constitutional Rights...
Judge Orders University to Recognize Students for Justice in Palestine Club August 6, 2019, New York – Five Fordham University students have won a landmark legal victory against Fordham University,...