In the small community of Newburgh, New York a mysterious businessman infiltrates a local mosque supposedly looking to cultivate business associates. He is in fact working as an informant for the FBI...
Abu Ghraib’s Legacy of Torture In April 2004, shocking photographs depicting the humiliation and torture of prisoners in the early days of the Iraq war were made public. Images of men in hoods,...
What’s behind the federal quota driving mass incarceration of immigrants? - - *Please note this event will occur on the 2nd Wednesday of May. In June we will return to First Wednesdays* Join us for...
Guantánamo's roots here at home Guantánamo Bay prison is one of the most notorious examples of post-9/11 U.S. human rights violations, but it has roots here at home. Join us on June 3rd, for CCR's...
This month, the Freedom Flicks team invites you to our a screening of the award-winning documentary: Slingshot Hip Hop. Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in...
Reflections from Ferguson Join us for an evening with CCR’s Purvi Shah, Bertha Justice Institute Director, and Chauniqua Young, Bertha Fellow, recounting their experiences in Ferguson as part of a...
Our Post 9/11 World: Challenging the Kafkaesque No Fly List Did you know that the government operates a “No Fly List” under near-total secrecy, never telling people on the List why they are listed or...
Join the Center for Constitutional Rights for a rare Phoenix-area appearance! CCR’s Senior Managing Attorney, Shayana Kadidal will speak on Civil Liberties vs. National Security: Policy and Reality...
Originally filed without legal assistance by Pelican Bay prisoners, CCR joined Ashker v. Brown in 2012, and turned it into a class action challenging prolonged solitary confinement as a violation of...
“We Tortured Some Folks” —Now what? With the release of the Senate CIA Torture Report earlier this month, the torture debate is going strong. Despite President Obama’s admission that “we crossed a...
