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Kiobel Decision: Supreme Court Limits US Courts’ Ability to Use Human Rights Law to Address Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad

April 17, 2013

April 17, 2013, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum...

ICE Llega a Acuerdo Legal con Familias Neoyorquinas por Redadas Ilegales

April 4, 2013

Nueva York, Abril 4 del 2013 – Veintidós personas Latinas que fueron víctimas de redadas ilegales efectuadas sin autorización judicial por agentes de inmigración,...

$1 Million ICE Settlement with New York Families Requires National Changes to Agency Policy

April 4, 2013

April 4, 2013, New York – Twenty-two Latino victims of unlawful warrantless home raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) obtained a settlement today requiring new national policies...

Judge Approves Landmark Settlement in Immigration Policy Case

March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013, New York – Last night, a federal judge approved a settlement between the government and several rights groups in a long-running lawsuit demanding transparency in the...

Vatican Summoned Before UN Committee on Rights of the Child

February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013, New York and Rome – Today, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed an alternate report to the United...

Pope’s Resignation May Make International Prosecution Easier

February 11, 2013

February 11, 2013, New York – In response to news that Pope Benedict XVI plans to resign, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the statement below. The Center for Constitutional Rights...

ICE Settles Case on Controversial Home Raids

December 17, 2012

December 17, 2012, New York – Today, attorneys announced the settlement of a home raids case against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Seven men and women and one child brought the...

Thousands Call on U.S. Government to Investigate Killing of Human Rights Defender Rachel Corrie

November 16, 2012

November 16, 2012, Washington, D.C.— Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), CODEPINK, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli...

Court Must Preserve Human Rights Law, Say Lawyers Who Pioneered Its Use

October 1, 2012

October 1, 2012, Washington D.C. – Today, as the Supreme Court opened its term with oral argument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum , Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director...

September 13 Marks One-Year Anniversary of International Criminal Court Filing on Vatican Officials for Crimes Against Humanity

September 13, 2012

September 13, 2012, New York - Since the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) filed a formal request for an investigation one year ago to the...

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Press Releases

Kiobel Decision: Supreme Court Limits US Courts’ Ability to Use Human Rights Law to Address Human Rights Abuses Committed Abroad

ICE Llega a Acuerdo Legal con Familias Neoyorquinas por Redadas Ilegales

$1 Million ICE Settlement with New York Families Requires National Changes to Agency Policy

Judge Approves Landmark Settlement in Immigration Policy Case

Vatican Summoned Before UN Committee on Rights of the Child

Pope’s Resignation May Make International Prosecution Easier

ICE Settles Case on Controversial Home Raids

Thousands Call on U.S. Government to Investigate Killing of Human Rights Defender Rachel Corrie

Court Must Preserve Human Rights Law, Say Lawyers Who Pioneered Its Use

September 13 Marks One-Year Anniversary of International Criminal Court Filing on Vatican Officials for Crimes Against Humanity

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