September 22, 2014 – Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council—a 47-member body tasked with monitoring, promoting and protecting human rights around the world—convened an...
CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will participate in a debate titled, Can Drone Strikes Work on September 11th with retired U.S. Air Force Major General and current Executive Director of...
June 23, 2014, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement by Senior Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei in response to the release of the Department of...
April 4, 2014, Washington – A federal district court today dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the targeted killing of three American citizens by U.S. drones in Yemen in...
April 2, 2014 - We, the undersigned human rights and civil liberties groups, welcome the introduction of The Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act and commend Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) and...
February 28, 2014, New York – In response to news that the Obama Administration is debating whether to authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen terrorism suspect in Pakistan, whose name,...
February 11, 2014 , New York – In response to news reports that the Obama administration is considering assassinating an American citizen who allegedly presents a security threat, the Center...
