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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...

Update: CCR Client Under Attack by Catholic Church Lawyers

March 13, 2012

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, CCR’s client, is a survivor-led support group for clergy sex abuse victims that joined with CCR to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Groups Condemn Appointment of Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal of New York

February 17, 2012

February 17, 2012, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) strongly condemn Pope Benedict’s appointment 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...

Dutch Commission Report Highlights Need for International Response to Clergy Sex Abuse

December 16, 2011

December 16, 2011, New York – In light of a report released today by an official commission investigating clergy sex abuse throughout the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands, the Center...

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...

Major Human Rights Report Affirms That Sexual Abuse by the Clergy is “Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment”

September 26, 2011

September 26, 2011 NEW YORK – In response to the release of a major human rights report on clerical sexual abuse, released today by Amnesty International in Ireland, CCR issued the following...

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...

Clergy Sex Victims File International Criminal Court Complaint Case Charges Vatican Officials with ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

September 13, 2011

September 13, 2011 – A survivor-led support group for clergy sex abuse victims today formally urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to investigate the Vatican for crimes...

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Press Releases

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

Update: CCR Client Under Attack by Catholic Church Lawyers

Groups Condemn Appointment of Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal of New York

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

Dutch Commission Report Highlights Need for International Response to Clergy Sex Abuse

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

Major Human Rights Report Affirms That Sexual Abuse by the Clergy is “Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment”

CCR Statement on Scheduled Troy Davis Execution

Clergy Sex Victims File International Criminal Court Complaint Case Charges Vatican Officials with ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

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