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Yale Law School, CCR Release New Report Documenting Little-Known Form of Extreme Isolation in Federal Prisons

September 28, 2017

September 28, 2017, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Allard K. Lowenstein Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School released a report documenting the U.S. government’...

CCR Mourns the Loss of International Human Rights Champion Prof. Cherif Bassiouni

September 26, 2017

September 25, 2017, New York – In response to the passing of Cherif Bassiouni, Emeritus Professor of Law at DePaul University, former United Nations official, and international law expert, the Center...

CCR Mourns Loss of Barbara Blaine, Founder of SNAP – Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017, New York – In response to news that Barbara Blaine, founder and former president of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests),died yesterday, the Center for...

Report to UN Committee Slams Vatican’s Continued Failure to Protect Children from Sexual Violence

September 5, 2017

Vatican fails to submit its report; survivors and human rights group apprise committee of its lack of progress September 5, 2017, New York – Today, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (...

Demanda Colectiva Desafía Práctica de Rechazar a Solicitantes de Asilo en la Frontera Sur de los Estados Unidos

July 12, 2017

12 de julio, 2017, Los Ángeles – Hoy, un grupo de derechos de inmigrantes y varios solicitantes de asilo presentaron una demanda en contra de oficiales en el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS,...

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers at U.S. Southern Border

July 12, 2017

July 12, 2017, Los Angeles – Today an immigrant rights group and several asylum seekers filed a class action lawsuit against officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and...

CCR Weighs In On Supreme Court Response to Muslim Ban

June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017, New York – In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to review Trump’s Muslim ban, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: While we are gratified that...

Supreme Court: High-Level Bush Officials Immune from Liability for Muslim Profiling, Abuse

June 19, 2017

But Possibility to Prove Liability of Prison Administrators Remains June 19, 2017, Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court ruling that former high-level Bush...

Rights Group Seeks Evidence of Supposed DOJ Policy Cited by Sessions in Refusing to Answer Senate Questions About Trump Communications, Russia Investigation

June 15, 2017

Request cites urgency to make information public as possibility for Trump impeachment looms June 15, 2017, New York, NY – Yesterday, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) sought documents under...

CCR Statement on New Threats to Prosecute WikiLeaks

April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017, New York – In response to recent saber rattling by Trump administration officials about prosecuting WikiLeaks and Julian Assange under the Espionage Act following WikiLeaks'...

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Press Releases

Yale Law School, CCR Release New Report Documenting Little-Known Form of Extreme Isolation in Federal Prisons

CCR Mourns the Loss of International Human Rights Champion Prof. Cherif Bassiouni

CCR Mourns Loss of Barbara Blaine, Founder of SNAP – Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

Report to UN Committee Slams Vatican’s Continued Failure to Protect Children from Sexual Violence

Demanda Colectiva Desafía Práctica de Rechazar a Solicitantes de Asilo en la Frontera Sur de los Estados Unidos

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Turning Away Asylum Seekers at U.S. Southern Border

CCR Weighs In On Supreme Court Response to Muslim Ban

Supreme Court: High-Level Bush Officials Immune from Liability for Muslim Profiling, Abuse

Rights Group Seeks Evidence of Supposed DOJ Policy Cited by Sessions in Refusing to Answer Senate Questions About Trump Communications, Russia Investigation

CCR Statement on New Threats to Prosecute WikiLeaks

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