Pamela Spees Senior Staff AttorneyRelated ContentCases SNAP v. the Pope, et al.Ongoing revelations of pervasive and serious sexual violence against children and vulnerable adults by priests and others associated with the Catholic Church in different parts of the world have... Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott LivelyFederal lawsuit against a U.S.-based anti-gay extremist for his active role in the conspiracy to strip away fundamental rights from LGBTI people in Uganda, which constitutes persecution. Murillo v. MichelettiA case brought under the Alien Tort Statute for extrajudicial killing and persecution on behalf of the parents of Isis Obed Murillo, in partnership with El Comité de Familiares de Detenidos... Honduras: True Commission and CCR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) RequestsFreedom of Information Act Requests to various U.S. government agencies regarding the 2009 military coup in Honduras. Pages« first‹ previous12 Opinion Remembering Barbara Blaine, a visionary advocate for survivors everywhere September 26, 2017By Pamela SpeesBarbara Blaine, founder and former president of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017. She was only 61. We are devastated by the loss of our... Eight Years After the Coup in Honduras, The Struggle ContinuesJune 28, 2017By Pamela SpeesToday marks the eighth anniversary of the coup d’etat in Honduras. On June 28, 2009, former President Manuel Zelaya, who was democratically elected and later embarked on a platform of progressive... The other Trump executive order you may not have heard aboutApril 7, 2017By Nahal ZamaniPamela SpeesTrump signed yet another executive order last week, this one undermining the rights of workers. The March 27, 2017, order revoked three previous orders issued by President Obama related to federal... On coup anniversary, examining the U.S. role in HondurasJune 27, 2016By Pamela SpeesTomorrow, June 28, 2016, marks seven years since the coup d’etat in Honduras – the day that former President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped by the Honduran army and then flown out of the country from an... Videos Critics of Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Louisiana Decry State & Company Surveillance of ProtestersMarch 13, 2018In Louisiana, newly disclosed documents reveal a state intelligence agency regularly spied on activists opposing construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, which would carry nearly a half-million... The Pope is Dishonest About Zero Tolerance for Child Sex AbuseSeptember 24, 2015Pam Spees of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Barbara Blaine of SNAP say the Catholic Church and Pope Francis are not serious about addressing the church's on-going struggles with child... Stop Scott Lively's global persecution of LGBTI people.January 2014Our case against Scott Lively is entering a critical phase and you can help. Visit our Stop Scott Lively campaign on crowdrise for more details.
SNAP v. the Pope, et al.Ongoing revelations of pervasive and serious sexual violence against children and vulnerable adults by priests and others associated with the Catholic Church in different parts of the world have...
Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott LivelyFederal lawsuit against a U.S.-based anti-gay extremist for his active role in the conspiracy to strip away fundamental rights from LGBTI people in Uganda, which constitutes persecution.
Murillo v. MichelettiA case brought under the Alien Tort Statute for extrajudicial killing and persecution on behalf of the parents of Isis Obed Murillo, in partnership with El Comité de Familiares de Detenidos...
Honduras: True Commission and CCR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) RequestsFreedom of Information Act Requests to various U.S. government agencies regarding the 2009 military coup in Honduras.
Remembering Barbara Blaine, a visionary advocate for survivors everywhere September 26, 2017By Pamela SpeesBarbara Blaine, founder and former president of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017. She was only 61. We are devastated by the loss of our...
Eight Years After the Coup in Honduras, The Struggle ContinuesJune 28, 2017By Pamela SpeesToday marks the eighth anniversary of the coup d’etat in Honduras. On June 28, 2009, former President Manuel Zelaya, who was democratically elected and later embarked on a platform of progressive...
The other Trump executive order you may not have heard aboutApril 7, 2017By Nahal ZamaniPamela SpeesTrump signed yet another executive order last week, this one undermining the rights of workers. The March 27, 2017, order revoked three previous orders issued by President Obama related to federal...
On coup anniversary, examining the U.S. role in HondurasJune 27, 2016By Pamela SpeesTomorrow, June 28, 2016, marks seven years since the coup d’etat in Honduras – the day that former President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped by the Honduran army and then flown out of the country from an...