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New York City-Area Anti-Raids Network Launches: No More ICE Raids!

November 11, 2007

November 7, 2007, New York, NY – Today, a New York City anti-immigrant raids network launched with the release of this statement condemning the ICE raids across the country and in New York City: In...

CCR Argues Appeal of Rendition Victim Maher Arar: U.S. Officials Must Be Held Accountable for Sending Him to Torture in Syria

November 9, 2007

November 9, 2007, New York, NY – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) argued before the Court of Appeals that rendition victim Maher Arar’s case against U.S. officials should be...

Secretary of State Rice Admits U.S. Government Mishandled Rendition of Maher Arar

October 24, 2007

October 24, 2007, Washington, DC – According to press reports, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted during a House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing today that the U.S. government...

Maher Arar Testified Before Congressional Hearing On Rendition About U.S. Sending Him To Be Tortured In Syria

October 18, 2007

On October 18, 2007, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client and extraordinary rendition victim Maher Arar testified at a House Joint Committee hearing convened to discuss his rendition by the...

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

July 19, 2007

On July 19, 2007, Governor Eliot Spitzer signed into law the Family Connections bill, which states that prison telephone service is a right and not a revenue generator. "Words cannot describe...

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

June 21, 2007

“It is an injustice that families of inmates are forced to pay this backdoor tax,” said Assemblyman Aubry, Chair of the Assembly Correction Committee. “This is a public safety issue because it...

Canadian Rendition and Torture Victin Maher Arar Chosen for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

May 3, 2007

On May 3, 2007, Time Magazine announced that Canadian rendition victim and Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) client Maher Arar has made this year's Time 100, a "list of 100 men and women...

CCR Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Three Black Copwatch Activists Arrested While Monitoring Police Activity

April 26, 2007

On April 26, 2007, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of three Black activists who were manhandled and arrested while peacefully and lawfully...

Families Win Victory in Court of Appeals on Prison Telephone Challenge

February 20, 2007

On February 20, 2007, The Court of Appeals ruled that a constitutional challenge brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of New York family members who pay a grossly inflated rate...

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns History of Torture

January 23, 2007

January 23, 2007, New York - Authorities in San Francisco announced the arrests and indictments of former Black Panthers in the 1971 killing of police officer Sgt. John V. Young despite the use of...

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Press Releases

New York City-Area Anti-Raids Network Launches: No More ICE Raids!

CCR Argues Appeal of Rendition Victim Maher Arar: U.S. Officials Must Be Held Accountable for Sending Him to Torture in Syria

Secretary of State Rice Admits U.S. Government Mishandled Rendition of Maher Arar

Maher Arar Testified Before Congressional Hearing On Rendition About U.S. Sending Him To Be Tortured In Syria

GOVERNOR SPITZER SIGNS FAMILY CONNECTIONS BILL, ENDS BACKDOOR TAX ON PRISON FAMILIES

CCR Welcomes the Family Connections Bill Introduced by New York Assemblymembers to Reform Prison Prison Phone System

Canadian Rendition and Torture Victin Maher Arar Chosen for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

CCR Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Three Black Copwatch Activists Arrested While Monitoring Police Activity

Families Win Victory in Court of Appeals on Prison Telephone Challenge

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns History of Torture

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