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Judge Rules That Sex-Offender Registration for “Crime Against Nature by Solicitation” Convictions Is Unconstitutional

March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012, New Orleans – Yesterday, one day after attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights argued that individuals convicted prior to August 2011 under Louisiana’s “...

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)...

Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Whether Corporations Can Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

February 28, 2012

February 28, 2012, Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that will determine whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for their complicity in...

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...

“Corporate Accountability Now” Website Launched As Supreme Court Prepares to Consider Whether Corporations Can Be Held Liable

February 13, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 13, 2012 — As the U.S Supreme Court prepares to consider whether corporations are immune from liability for human rights violations, a coalition of leading human rights...

Human Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations

December 22, 2011

December 22, 2011, New York, NY—Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), acting on behalf of leading human rights organizations and experts, submitted an amicus brief to the...

Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Challenge Corporate Impunity

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011, New York – Last night, attorneys for Iraqi torture victims abused in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison and other detention centers in Iraq challenged two private military...

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...

Court Agrees Lawsuit by Man Charged With Forced Labor an Attempt to Silence Human Rights Group

December 15, 2011

December 15, 2011, Los Angeles, New York, Paris – Yesterday, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Bostwick & Jassy LLP defending the International Federation for...

Human Rights Group Fights Back Against Legal Attack by Man Charged with Forced Labor

October 19, 2011

October 18, 2011 – Los Angeles, New York, Paris – Late last night, in a lawsuit brought against the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) by California-based agricultural labor...

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Judge Rules That Sex-Offender Registration for “Crime Against Nature by Solicitation” Convictions Is Unconstitutional

Update: CCR Client Under Attack by Catholic Church Lawyers

Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Whether Corporations Can Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

Groups Condemn Appointment of Archbishop Dolan to Cardinal of New York

“Corporate Accountability Now” Website Launched As Supreme Court Prepares to Consider Whether Corporations Can Be Held Liable

Human Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations

Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Challenge Corporate Impunity

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

Court Agrees Lawsuit by Man Charged With Forced Labor an Attempt to Silence Human Rights Group

Human Rights Group Fights Back Against Legal Attack by Man Charged with Forced Labor

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