Silent protest during a Senate hearing on Guantanamo Bay.
By getting involved CCR supporters sent tens of thousands of letters to Congress and other targets, convinced a New York State Supreme Court judge to revoke the plea bargain he had accepted for Emanuel “Toto” Constant the Haiti paramilitary leader and human rights abuser.
This list displays actions you can take today, from demanding that Congress restore habeas corpus and close Guantánamo, to asking a German federal prosecutor take up our case against Donald Rumsfeld and Alberto Gonzales or asking Condoleezza Rice to prevent one of our clients from being sent home to Libya to be tortured.
Sort this list to find ways to act on the issues most important to you.
The human rights situation in post-coup Honduras has gone from bad to worse. At CCR, we regularly receive alarming reports of assassinations, new threats, and mass repression that the movement in Honduras is facing. The…
On Friday, May 6, 2011, the notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill re-emerged in Uganda’s parliament. By all accounts, the bill is being fast-tracked and could be law by the end of this week. Write to Secretary of…
Since the June 28, 2009 military coup d’état that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, CCR has been on several fact-finding trips to Honduras and has been working to address systemic human rights violations taking place…
On January 20, 2011, the first plane of deportees since the earthquake arrived in Haiti. Just over a week later, we learned that Wildrick Guerrier, 34, one of the men deported, demonstrated cholera-like symptoms while…
On February 7, 2011, the ninth anniversary of the day former president George W. Bush decided the Geneva Conventions did not apply to so-called “unlawful combatants,” CCR released a Bush Torture Indictment. The…
Join CCR and more than 35 other human rights organizations to demand that Uganda end its violent hate campaign against the LGBTI community in Uganda and elsewhere. Please visit SMUG’s website to take action and…
Today, on February 2, 2011, the Egyptian government intensified a coordinated campaign of violence against peaceful pro-democracy protestors who are now under siege. As of this post, the death toll is rising and…
There is a simple thing that everyone can do to help Haitian voters get the stable, credible government they need to lead the reconstruction: sign the petition asking the U.S. State Department to withdraw their…
Please read, sign, and distribute our "Close Guantanamo with Justice Now" statement by adding your information and personal or organizational affiliation at the bottom of this site. We are seeking both organizational and individual signatures.…
Please act to halt all future deliveries of Caterpillar bulldozers to Israel. Sign a petition to the Obama Administration asking it to stop the delivery of Caterpillar D9 bulldozers to the Israeli military, and to…
Urge Attorney General Eric Holder to end the draconian Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) and solitary confinement which Syed Fahad Hashmi has suffered for over 3 years. In the past 11 months, Fahad has been allowed…
We are calling on our international allies to take action in support of long-time peace and human rights activists who have come under attack for their work against U.S. occupation and military intervention abroad.
Join us and take a stand against the silencing of dissent by participating in a national call-in day on Monday, October 4, 2010, and organize an event in your communities on Tuesday, October 5, 2010…
An Algerian man transferred from Guantanamo to Algeria against his will is missing. Act now to secure his welfare and stop future involuntary transfers of men who fear for their lives.
On June 14, the United States Supreme Court rejected CCR’s case on behalf of Canadian citizen and extraordinary rendition survivor Maher Arar against U.S. officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be…
Help make the New York State Legislature pass the Anti-Torture bill (Senate Bill S-4495-A) sponsored by Assembly Member Richard Gottfried and Senator Tom Duane. If you are a New Yorker, email Senator Duane and urge…
We need your help in an important case against the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Psychologists for refusing to investigate Dr. Larry James, a high-level psychologist involved in torture at Guantanamo. A Louisiana district court…
The Obama Administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject Maher Arar's civil lawsuit to hold former Bush officials accountable for his rendition and torture. Please write to Obama today to register your dismay at…
The Center for Constitutional Rights and a large coalition of organizations and concerned individuals came together to flood the Bureau of Prisons with public feedback around experimental prison units. Noor Elashi, daughter of a man being…
Please make your voice heard in defense of human rights and a fair trial for Fahad Hashmi.
Stand with CCR in demanding that the Department of Justice uphold due process and treatment in the Communications Management Units and the federal prison system.
Sign an international petition from the Campaign to Preserve Mamilla Jerusalem Cemetery.
Please take action by contacting your representative today to tell them that Congress can’t be the judge, jury and prosecutor. Everyone has the right to due process. Join CCR in challenging this effort by the…
