The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the Maryland and D.C. chapters of the National Lawyers Guild, and the Defending Dissent Foundation sent Maryland Senators and Delegates a letter on March 3...
Updated: April 3, 2014
April 2014Baghdad’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison now stands empty. Its closure, prompted by fears that it could be overrun by Sunni insurgents, along with the transfer of its 2,400 prisoners, was announced last...
On February 9, 2015, CCR joined Palestine Solidarity Legal Support, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, the National Lawyers Guild, and other rights groups in submitting a letter to the Department...
Updated: February 10, 2015
On Thursday, March 12, 2015, CCR, along with Palestine Solidarity Legal Support, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild sent a letter to the...
Updated: March 16, 2015
December 20, 2014, New York – In response to the repatriation announced today of four Afghan prisoners, including Shawali Khan, whose case the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has long...
February 6, 2015, Alexandria, VA – Today, four Iraqi victims tortured at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison urged a federal district court to reject attempts by private military contractor CACI...
March 4, 2015, New York – Esteemed professor and intellectual Dr. Cornel West has cancelled a high-profile lecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in support of a...
June 5, 2015This week marks five years since the Israeli military raided a flotilla of civilian ships on international waters en route to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and challenge the Israeli blockade. Ten...
June 6, 2015This week, the Center for Constitutional Rights had the honor of joining two dozen human rights organizations in support of Haitians seeking accountability from the United Nations for its role in...
September 22, Richmond, VA – Last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI)...
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