Press Releases

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...

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 Responds to the Horrifying Situation in Afghanistan

August 16, 2021

Calls for U.S. to be held accountable and offer asylum August 16, 2021, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights expresses its profound sorrow and concern for the people of Afghanistan, who...

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...

In Nestlé/Cargill Cases, Supreme Court Limits Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations

June 17, 2021

Attorneys for Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Say Case Petitioned to SCOTUS Survives June 17, 2021, Washington, D.C. –Today, the United States Supreme Court limited – but did not foreclose – the ability...

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...

Center for Constitutional Rights

Donate Button

Press Releases

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

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 Responds to the Horrifying Situation in Afghanistan

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

In Nestlé/Cargill Cases, Supreme Court Limits Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations

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

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