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CCR Condemns Haspel Testimony

May 9, 2018

May 9, 2018, New York – In response to today’s Senate confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel to head the CIA, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Gina Haspel could not...

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

May 2, 2018

Victims May Sue Agents Who Listed them for Refusing to Inform May 2, 2018, New York – Today, a federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit against 24 FBI agents alleging that they had placed or kept...

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

April 19, 2018

U.S. Tortured Him Knowing History of Psychosis April 19, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Today, attorneys urged a federal judge to appoint a Mixed Medical Commission to assess whether Guantánamo prisoner...

Jury Finds Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Responsible for Extrajudicial Killings of Indigenous People in 2003

April 3, 2018

[español abajo] Awards $10 Million In Damages to Plaintiffs April 3, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL – In a landmark decision today, a federal jury found the former president of Bolivia and his minister of...

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

March 16, 2018

Document Raises Questions About Escalating Government Surveillance and Criminalization of Black Activists March 19, 2018, New York, NY – Today, racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit against...

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

March 13, 2018

March 13, 2018 New York – In response to news that Donald Trump is replacing Rex Tillerson at the State Department with Mike Pompeo, who currently heads the CIA, and naming Gina Haspel to head the...

Comenzará Juicio Contra Expresidente de Bolivia Por Su Papel en la Masacre de 2003

March 5, 2018

Qu é: El expresidente de Bolivia y su ministro de defensa estarán en juicio en los Estados Unidos en un caso civil alegando que el ejército boliviano mató a más de 50 de sus propios ciudadanos...

Trial to Begin Against Former Bolivian President for Role in 2003 Killings

March 5, 2018

What: The former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense will face trial in the U.S. in a civil case alleging that the Bolivian military killed more than 50 of its own citizens during a...

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018, Baton Rouge, LA – Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used...

Private Corporation May be Sued for Role in Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Rules

February 21, 2018

Horrific Treatment of Victims Constitutes Torture and War Crimes February 21, 2018, Alexandria, VA – Today, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the treatment of three Iraqi individuals formerly...

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Press Releases

CCR Condemns Haspel Testimony

Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI

Mentally Ill Gitmo Detainee Seeks Medical Review

Jury Finds Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Responsible for Extrajudicial Killings of Indigenous People in 2003

Racial Justice Groups Sue DHS to Release Contents of Fully Redacted “Race Paper”

Human Rights Attorneys Outraged by Pompeo for State, Torturer Haspel for CIA

Comenzará Juicio Contra Expresidente de Bolivia Por Su Papel en la Masacre de 2003

Trial to Begin Against Former Bolivian President for Role in 2003 Killings

Louisiana Public Officials Surveilled Anti-Bayou Bridge Pipeline Groups and Coordinated with Pipeline Employees, Documents Show

Private Corporation May be Sued for Role in Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Rules

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