On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, the New York Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing meeting. CCR Senior Staff Attorney Darius Charney provided oral testimony during the...
...These initiatives will be “more dire and much more severe” than Trump’s first executive order in late January against the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, according to Vince Warren,...
Angelo Guisado is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where he specializes in government misconduct, racial justice, and immigrants’ rights issues. His practice currently...
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The U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and of Association had some strong words for the U.S. Congress during his testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission last Tuesday. Speaking...
April 7, 2017, New York – This morning, the New York City Police Department is publicly releasing its final body-worn camera policy, subject to the approval of the court monitor and, potentially, the...
...Darius Charney, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, said some police departments, like New York City, can have officers accused of misconduct go through a public disciplinary...
A pilot program for police officers to begin wearing body cameras this month cleared a major hurdle when it was approved last week by the federal monitor overseeing changes to the New York Police...
Please join CCR and other allies in the #CLOSERikers campaign at a rally at City Hall . The #CLOSErikers campaign launched on the steps of City Hall in April 2016. One year later, we have grown in...
Current Policy Will Undermine Accountability April 20, 2017, New York – Last night, civil rights attorneys challenged an NYPD policy approved last week by the monitor overseeing reforms to the NYPD’s...
