November 5, 2019 – In response to today’s decision by Israel’s Supreme Court upholding the order for human rights defender Omar Shakir, of Human Rights Watch, to leave Israel, the Center for...
Center for Constitutional Rights Advocacy Program Manager Aliya Hussain will join a panel of advocates and organizers to weave together Japanese American incarceration with contemporary examples of...
Updated: September 18, 2020
February 5, 2021, New York – In response to a decision issued today by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court, recognizing that the territory of the State of Palestine – Gaza and...
June 14, 2021The Black Freedom Struggle Continues This year, our 55th, and henceforth, the Center for Constitutional Rights will formally observe Juneteenth as a paid holiday for all staff. Long celebrated in...
Calls for U.S. to be held accountable and offer asylum August 16, 2021, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights expresses its profound sorrow and concern for the people of Afghanistan, who...
Priscilla Ocen is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, where she teaches criminal law, family law, and a seminar on race, gender, and the law. Her work explores the ways in which race, gender,...
Cites Weaponization of “Terrorism” as Tool of Oppressive Regimes Throughout History October 22, 2021, New York – Following the announcement that the Israeli government had designated six human rights...
Sylvester A. Johnson is Assistant Vice Provost for the Humanities and Executive Director of the “Tech for Humanity” initiative advancing human-centered approaches to technology at Virginia Tech. He...
Convicted under an application of a “stacking” law that has since been amended, the first-time offender would get a 25-year sentence today November 9, 2021, New York – Today, a 51-year-old Black man...
What happens to people detained in ICE facilities, especially during a global pandemic? What are their living conditions like? “Cruel by Design: Voices of Resistance from Immigration Detention,” a...
Updated: February 9, 2022
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