May 16, 2012, New York – Today, a federal judge granted class certification in a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk practices as unconstitutional...
November 14, 2012, Vancouver and New York — Today, four torture survivors filed a complaint against Canada with the United Nations Committee against Torture for the country’s failure to...
April 4, 2013, New York – Twenty-two Latino victims of unlawful warrantless home raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) obtained a settlement today requiring new national policies...
UPDATE: Vatican statement says "The Holy See does, however, regret to see in some points of the Concluding Observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of...
April 22, 2014, Boston – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged the full First Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling by a three-judge appellate panel dismissing...
UW Hosts Business and Human Rights Discussions The UW School of Law will host a major public event on business and human rights on Friday, February 12 from 3:30 - 5 p.m., featuring a panel of leading...
Updated: February 2, 2010
This article was originally posted on Huffington Post on January 6, 2011 05:00 PM It is disappointing to see the same president who ran on his constitutional law professor bona fides devote so much...
Updated: January 7, 2011
What will we say when other governments follow our example by providing immunity from prosecution to torturers? The Romans had an expression for it: "Nulla poena sine lege," no punishment...
Updated: July 19, 2011
New Maciel Revelations on the H eels of Papal Visit to Mexico Underscore Need for Accountability at the Very Top of the Roman Catholic Church Recent Report Shows Mexico a Destination for Priests...
Updated: November 13, 2013
Anthony Miranda is the executive chairman of the National Latino Officers Association and a retired member of the NYPD. This op-ed was originally published in The Chief Leader on Tuesday, December 17...
Updated: December 17, 2013
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