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Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men in Post-9/11 Sweeps

December 18, 2009

December 18, 2009, New York, NY – Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) case challenging the racial profiling, arbitrary detention and...

CCR: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in U.S.

November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009, New York – In response to news of an Italian court’s conviction of 23 U.S. officials for their role in the extraordinary rendition of a Muslim cleric unlawfully seized...

Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million 

November 3, 2009

November 3, 2009 New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) announced that five men who had been living in New York and were ultimately deported won a $1.26 million settlement...

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

November 2, 2009

November 2, 2009, New York – Today, a federal Court of Appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured...

CCR Calls on Security Council to Adopt Recommendations of UN Report on Gaza Conflict

September 15, 2009

September 15, 2009, New York – In response to today’s release of a report by an independent Fact Finding Mission established by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the December...

Soldiers Refuse to Engage in Abuse and Occupation: One Appeals Bad Conduct Discharge, Another Court-Martialed

August 6, 2009

August 6, 2009, Washington, DC – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Font & Glazer, Citizen Soldier, and former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark filed an appeal with the...

Center for Constitutional Rights Demands End to Retaliation Against Hunger Striking Immigration Detainees in Louisiana

July 31, 2009

August 6, 2009, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), one of seven signatories to a letter sent yesterday to Janet Napolitano, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security...

Advocates Issue Statement Condemning Obama Administration’s Expansion of DHS’ Failed 287(g) Program

July 21, 2009

Civil rights and community groups across the country denounce Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano’s plans to expand the highly criticized 287(g) program to eleven...

Rights Groups Submit Detailed Comments in Response to ICE “Secure Communities” Stakeholder Questionnaire

July 17, 2009

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), in conjunction with the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, responded this week to a request for comments from Immigration and...

CCR Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against Holding High-Level Officials Accountable for Post-9/11 Domestic Sweeps

May 19, 2009

May 18, 2009, New York – Today the United States Supreme Court issued a decision against a post-9/11 detainee’s challenge to former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert...

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Press Releases

Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men in Post-9/11 Sweeps

CCR: Rendition Victims Can Get Justice in Italy and Canada But Not in U.S.

Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million

No Justice for Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar

CCR Calls on Security Council to Adopt Recommendations of UN Report on Gaza Conflict

Soldiers Refuse to Engage in Abuse and Occupation: One Appeals Bad Conduct Discharge, Another Court-Martialed

Center for Constitutional Rights Demands End to Retaliation Against Hunger Striking Immigration Detainees in Louisiana

Advocates Issue Statement Condemning Obama Administration’s Expansion of DHS’ Failed 287(g) Program

Rights Groups Submit Detailed Comments in Response to ICE “Secure Communities” Stakeholder Questionnaire

CCR Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against Holding High-Level Officials Accountable for Post-9/11 Domestic Sweeps

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