June 2, 2011, New York, Miami and New Orleans – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a strongly-worded order yesterday directing the United States to refrain from...
More than a third of Guantanamo detainees since 2002 have been considered "high-risk," according to 79 individual military assessments obtained by the secrets-spilling organization...
May 31, 2011, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement today on the recent return of President Zelaya to Honduras almost two years after a military coup d...
May 31, 2011, WASHINGTON -- The Obama Administration struck a blow to the protection of fundamental human rights by recommending that the U.S. Supreme Court not hear the case of 250 civilians...
Event : On May 31, 2010, the peaceful international six-boat flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid and seeking to break the siege of Gaza, was raided by Israeli forces, resulting in the death of nine...
May 16, 2011, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Brennan Center for Justice and 24 other groups and individuals urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to
WHAT : Accountability Today – Preventing Torture Tomorrow A panel discussion featuring the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, legal experts, and special video testimonials from victims of the U...
May 6, 2011, New York – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren issued the following statement: In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, it is a time to be...
April 25, 2011, New York – Today, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren issued the following statement in response to the leaks of government allegations against 750...
April 18, 2011, New York and Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will not hear the Guantánamo detainee case Kiyemba v. Obama. The decision follows...