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CCR Reacts to Bush Administration's First Court Filings Since the Guantanamo Deaths

June 13, 2006

NEW YORK, June 13, 2006 – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement regarding the government filing regarding the deaths of Guantánamo detainees...

First Violation of McCain Torture Amendment Alleged in Emergency Injunction

February 27, 2006

On February 27, 2006, The first violation of the McCain torture amendment was alleged in federal court in an emergency injunction to end further torture of Guantánamo detainees. The court made public...

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns U.S. Violence Towards Guantánamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike

February 23, 2006

On February 23, 2006, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement in response to news reports confirming further abuse of prisoners at Guantánamo. CCR leads a team of...

Former Head of the Intelligence Branch of the Israel Defense Forces and Chief of Staff Charged in U.S. Court with War Crimes

December 15, 2005

CCR Condemns Harassment of Former Members of Black Panther Party

December 8, 2005

Today, December 8, 2005, in Washington, D.C., the Center for Constitutional Rights condemned what it views as a campaign of harassment and political persecution of former members of the Black Panther...

Former Director of Israel's General Security Service Sued in New York for Death and Injury of Over 165 in Gaza

December 8, 2005

On December 8, 2005, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) brought a class action lawsuit against Avi Dichter, the former Director of Israel’s...

Emergency Guantanamo Hunger Strike Hearing

October 12, 2005

As the condition of the Guantánamo detainees on hunger strike continues to worsen, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and cooperating counsel are fighting to keep these men alive. On Friday,...

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

August 30, 2005

Center for Constitutional Rights announced a major victory on August 30, 2005 for the families and friends of people incarcerated in New York State prisons. The federal trial court in Byrd v. Goord...

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

April 2, 2005

CCR is thrilled to announce that the U.S. oil company Unocal has agreed to compensate Burmese villagers who sued the firm for complicity in forced labor, rape and murder. The abuses were committed in...

CCR Says Tough Questions for Gonzales Are Not Enough

January 5, 2005

In New York, on January 5, 2005, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged senators to think of the message confirming Alberto Gonzales to the post of Attorney General will send to the world...

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Press Releases

CCR Reacts to Bush Administration's First Court Filings Since the Guantanamo Deaths

First Violation of McCain Torture Amendment Alleged in Emergency Injunction

Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns U.S. Violence Towards Guantánamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Former Head of the Intelligence Branch of the Israel Defense Forces and Chief of Staff Charged in U.S. Court with War Crimes

CCR Condemns Harassment of Former Members of Black Panther Party

Former Director of Israel's General Security Service Sued in New York for Death and Injury of Over 165 in Gaza

Emergency Guantanamo Hunger Strike Hearing

Federal Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Kickback in Contract Between New York State Prisons and MCI

Historic Advance for Universal Human Rights: Unocal to Compensate Burmese Villagers

CCR Says Tough Questions for Gonzales Are Not Enough

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