Appeals Chamber Reverses Decision Blocking Investigation into Crimes Related to Conflict in Afghanistan March 5, 2020, The Hague – Today, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC...
Data for Progress, ACLU, Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Women’s March, and two dozen other organizations release report and united policy platform on decriminalizing sex...
Without Due Process, Detainees Face Detention for Life, Lawyers Warn D ecember 11, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights urged a federal appeals court to...
Victims Seek Accountability from Court of Last Resort December 6, 2019, The Hague/New York – During a three-day hearing this week, attorneys representing victims of the U.S. torture program argued...
Sharqawi Al Hajj Cut Wrist While on Attorney Call September 10, 2019, Washington, D.C. – Today, a federal judge refused to order an independent medical evaluation of Sharqawi Al Hajj, a prisoner at...
September 5, 2019, New York – Today, a newly publicly-released court filing revealed that a Guantánamo prisoner has attempted suicide. According to an emergency motion filed by the Center for...
Life at Risk After Rapidly Declining Health and Suicidal Statements August 30, 2019, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights is gravely concerned about the life and health of CCR client...
August 14, 2019, New York – In response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, which would...
Demands Independent U.N. Investigation June 6, 2019, New York – Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a complaint with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of...
February 22, 2019, New York – In reaction to the Trump administration’s determination that Hoda Muthana, a 24-year-old U.S.-born woman of Yemeni origin, who is currently detained in Syria with her 18...