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CCR Calls on Hennepin County Attorney to Drop Charges Against CeCe McDonald

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2012 - Today, Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald, a transgender woman of color, will be tried for the alleged murder of her attacker. Last June, Ms. McDonald was the victim of an attack...

Ugandan LGBT Activists File Case Against Anti-Gay U.S. Evangelical in Federal Court

March 14, 2012

March 14, 2012, Springfield, MA and New York –Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding Truth Ministries President Scott Lively on behalf of...

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Reintroduction of Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill

February 10, 2012

February 9, 2012, New York, NY – In response to Tuesday’s reintroduction in the Ugandan parliament of a bill that would require the death penalty for consensual sex between persons of the...

Members of Congress Send Letter of Inquiry to Bureau of Prisons over CMU Experimental Prison Units

October 13, 2011

October 13, 2011, New York and Washington—This week, Members of the House of Representatives issued a Congressional Letter of Inquiry to the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) expressing their...

World Day Against the Death Penalty: Son of McCarthy-Era Execution Victims Equates Death Sentence with Torture

October 12, 2011

October 12, 2011, Paris, France – Today, Robert Meeropol, Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, outspoken opponent of the death penalty, and the younger son of Ethel and Julius...

CCR Statement on Scheduled Troy Davis Execution

September 15, 2011

Read the complete letter. CCR writes to ask you to prevent the execution of Troy Anthony Davis. Capital punishment, as it is applied in the United States, is expensive, racist, arbitrary, fallible...

CCR Says NYC Must Act Immediately to Protect Prisoners at Rikers Island from Hurricane Irene

August 27, 2011

August 27, 2011, New York – Today, in response to news not only that Mayor Bloomberg announced the City of New York does not plan to evacuate the 12,000 prisoners at Rikers Island in advance of...

CCR and NLG Release Newly Expanded and Updated Edition of Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook and Launch New Website

August 18, 2011

New York, August 11 – Today the Center for Constitutional Rights, in partnership with the National Lawyers Guild, launched an interactive website to supplement the release of the Fifth Edition...

CCR Joins Amicus in Case Challenging DNA Sampling of Arrestees

July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011, New York – Yesterday, CCR joined with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other civil liberties groups to file a brief of amicus curiae in the case, United States v...

The Center for Constitutional Rights Supports Prisoners of Pelican Bay SHU

July 19, 2011

July 19, 2011, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement today support of the hunger strikers at the Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit: "The Center for...

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CCR Calls on Hennepin County Attorney to Drop Charges Against CeCe McDonald

Ugandan LGBT Activists File Case Against Anti-Gay U.S. Evangelical in Federal Court

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Reintroduction of Ugandan “Kill the Gays” Bill

Members of Congress Send Letter of Inquiry to Bureau of Prisons over CMU Experimental Prison Units

World Day Against the Death Penalty: Son of McCarthy-Era Execution Victims Equates Death Sentence with Torture

CCR Statement on Scheduled Troy Davis Execution

CCR Says NYC Must Act Immediately to Protect Prisoners at Rikers Island from Hurricane Irene

CCR and NLG Release Newly Expanded and Updated Edition of Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook and Launch New Website

CCR Joins Amicus in Case Challenging DNA Sampling of Arrestees

The Center for Constitutional Rights Supports Prisoners of Pelican Bay SHU

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