Press Releases

Descendants Can Pursue Challenge to Illegal Rezoning in Environmental Racism Case, Louisiana Court Rules

December 16, 2021

San Francisco ‘Green’ Investor Christopher James relying on decades-old, corrupt rezoning to build massive grain terminal that would threaten health and safety of Black community Watch a short video...

Trans Activist Secures Groundbreaking Reforms to New York City Homeless Shelter System

November 30, 2021

November 30, 2021, New York — A trans woman’s legal battle against the New York City Department of Homeless Services has ended with major reforms to how transgender people experiencing homelessness...

New Evidence Reveals Georgia Prison Officials Refused to Investigate Transgender Woman’s Reports of Repeated Sexual Assault

November 23, 2021

Facing Increasing Danger, Ashley Diamond Demands Transfer Out of Male Prison November 23, 2021, Macon, GA – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman, submitted new evidence to the court...

Descendants Project Sues Parish to Invalidate Old Corrupt Zoning Ordinance That Threatens the Health and Safety of Black Historic Community

November 9, 2021

Billionaire Investor Chris James, hailed as a green hero, is behind project seeking to make use of an old zoning ordinance shrouded in corruption that threatens the health, culture, and very...

One Year after “Death Flights,” Civil Rights Groups Press for Information on Torture and Deportation of Cameroonian Refugees

October 13, 2021

FOIA lawsuit seeks records improperly withheld by U.S. government after it mistreated Black immigrants October 13, 2021, New York ‒ Civil rights organizations today filed a Freedom of Information Act...

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Center for Constitutional Rights Stands in Solidarity

October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021 — In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: From our offices on occupied Lenape territory in lower Manhattan, we...

Resumption of ICC Investigation Into Afghanistan, While Welcome, Should Not Exclude Groups of Victims or Crimes Within Court's Jurisdiction

September 28, 2021

September 28, 2021 – Yesterday, the ICC Prosecutor announced that he had requested to resume the investigation into international crimes in the Afghanistan situation and that he would be focusing on...

International Criminal Court Shutters Investigation Into U.S. Torture

September 27, 2021

Prosecutor Seeks to Move Forward With Investigation Against Only Taliban, Islamic State-Khorasan Province September 27, 2021—Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this...

Center for Constitutional Rights to President Biden: If You Attempt to Warehouse Haitian Refugees at Guantánamo We Will Sue

September 22, 2021

September 22, 2021, New York — In response to news reports that the Biden administration intends to hire private contractors for detention facilities in Guantánamo Bay for Haitian refugees seeking...

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

September 20, 2021

New Memorandum from Leading Civil Rights Advocates Documents the Most Egregious Federal Programs that Surveil, Profile, and Criminalize Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian...

Center for Constitutional Rights

Donate Button

Press Releases

Descendants Can Pursue Challenge to Illegal Rezoning in Environmental Racism Case, Louisiana Court Rules

Trans Activist Secures Groundbreaking Reforms to New York City Homeless Shelter System

New Evidence Reveals Georgia Prison Officials Refused to Investigate Transgender Woman’s Reports of Repeated Sexual Assault

Descendants Project Sues Parish to Invalidate Old Corrupt Zoning Ordinance That Threatens the Health and Safety of Black Historic Community

One Year after “Death Flights,” Civil Rights Groups Press for Information on Torture and Deportation of Cameroonian Refugees

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Center for Constitutional Rights Stands in Solidarity

Resumption of ICC Investigation Into Afghanistan, While Welcome, Should Not Exclude Groups of Victims or Crimes Within Court's Jurisdiction

International Criminal Court Shutters Investigation Into U.S. Torture

Center for Constitutional Rights to President Biden: If You Attempt to Warehouse Haitian Refugees at Guantánamo We Will Sue

Civil Rights Groups to White House: Discriminatory ‘National Security’ Policies Must End

Pages

Date Search

Filter by Issue

Spread the word

Press Inquiries

Join Our Press List

Staff Experts

Search form

Donate Button

Press Releases

Pages

Date Search

Filter by Issue

Spread the word

Press Inquiries

Join Our Press List

Staff Experts