Historic Cases

Since 1966, CCR has pioneered daring and innovative legal strategies in pursuit of its mission to advance and protect the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our work began on behalf of civil rights activists, and since then CCR has lent its expertise and support to virtually every popular progressive movement.

Many of the Center’s historic victories have established major legal precedents – from Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, which opened U.S. courts for victims of serious human rights violations from anywhere in the world to Rasul v. Bush, which established the right of Guantánamo detainees to challenge their detention.

Updated: September 15, 2016
Updated: January 14, 2016
Updated: November 25, 2015
Updated: August 19, 2015
Updated: July 3, 2014
Updated: July 24, 2013
Updated: January 17, 2013
Updated: September 27, 2012
Updated: June 4, 2012
Updated: July 11, 2011

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