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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,...

Fordham Students Seek Injunction Against University Over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

November 3, 2017

Students demand urgent relief to be able to advocate for Palestinian rights on campus November 3, 2017, New York, NY – Last night, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fordham students...

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...

CCR Mourns Loss of Barbara Blaine, Founder of SNAP – Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017, New York – In response to news that Barbara Blaine, founder and former president of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests),died yesterday, the Center for...

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...

Report to UN Committee Slams Vatican’s Continued Failure to Protect Children from Sexual Violence

September 5, 2017

Vatican fails to submit its report; survivors and human rights group apprise committee of its lack of progress September 5, 2017, New York – Today, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (...

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...

Students Oppose Fordham’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

July 10, 2017

Advocates point to alarming reliance on sources hostile to Palestine advocacy to justify ban July 10, 2017, New York, NY – Friday, students at Fordham University filed their opposition to the school’...

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...

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Press Releases

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

Fordham Students Seek Injunction Against University Over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

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

CCR Mourns Loss of Barbara Blaine, Founder of SNAP – Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

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

Report to UN Committee Slams Vatican’s Continued Failure to Protect Children from Sexual Violence

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

Students Oppose Fordham’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

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

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