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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 Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

September 2, 2021

Site Provides Historical Context and Resources Around Reckoning With 20 Years of Injustice September 2, 2021, New York – Ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Center for Constitutional Rights...

Center for Constitutional Rights Gitmo Lawyers Respond to First Transfer Under Biden

July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021, New York – In response to news that Abdul Latif Nasser has been transferred out of Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: We are relieved that...

New York’s Highest Court Refuses Case on Fordham Censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine

June 10, 2021

Decision Leaves Club Ban in Place June 9, New York –The highest court in New York State has refused to hear an appeal on Fordham University’s ban of Students for Justice in Palestine. Fordham...

U.S. Complicit in Israel’s War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Against Palestinians: Center for Constitutional Rights Responds to Israel’s Violent, Illegal Attempts to Suppress Palestinian Freedom Struggle

May 12, 2021

May 12, 2021, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement in solidarity with the Palestinian people across historic Palestine and in the diaspora who, 73 years...

Sharqawi Al Hajj Appears Before Guantánamo Review Board after Multiple Acts of Self-Harm and Suicidal Statements

April 20, 2021

Hearing Comes on Heels of Deteriorating Mental Health and Over a Year Without Attorney Visits Due to COVID-19 April 20, 2021, Guantánamo – Today, a Periodic Review Board (PRB) was held for Sharqawi...

Following Biden Announcement of U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Center for Constitutional Rights Calls for Reckoning

April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021, New York – In response to President Biden’s announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following...

U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit

March 30, 2021

Lawsuit “Not Persuasive,” Judge Rules March 30, 2021, Washington, D.C. – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and others against a U.S.-based Palestinian rights...

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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

Center for Constitutional Rights Launches “The 9/11 Effect” Resource Site, Demands Biden Administration Dismantle Post-9/11 Policies

Center for Constitutional Rights Gitmo Lawyers Respond to First Transfer Under Biden

New York’s Highest Court Refuses Case on Fordham Censorship of Students for Justice in Palestine

U.S. Complicit in Israel’s War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Against Palestinians: Center for Constitutional Rights Responds to Israel’s Violent, Illegal Attempts to Suppress Palestinian Freedom Struggle

Sharqawi Al Hajj Appears Before Guantánamo Review Board after Multiple Acts of Self-Harm and Suicidal Statements

Following Biden Announcement of U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Center for Constitutional Rights Calls for Reckoning

U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit

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