March 13, 2009, Washington, D.C. – Four British former detainees alleging torture and religious abuse at Guantanamo filed their brief today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Department of...
New York – This week, President Obama signed legislation prohibiting the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) from spending any money to enforce restrictions from 2004 on family travel to Cuba...
On Capitol Hill, debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administration’s secret polices on detention, interrogation and domestic spying. A hearing on the issue was...
New York, NY - This week, Senator Lugar of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a draft report calling for the reconsideration of the United States' unilateral embargo on Cuba. The Center...
February 23, 2009, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released a report on the current conditions in Camps 5, 6, and Echo following the press conference today of Adm. Patrick M...
Download CCR's report on current Guantanamo conditions . After over seven years of unlawful executive detention, the approximately 240 men who remain imprisoned at the U.S. Naval Base at Guant...
“Those who practice social justice law are essentially swimming upstream while others are on their way down. Unless you are serious about your direction and the choices you make and the need...
February 19, 2009, New York – Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , issued a statement today in response to yesterday’s New York Post...
February 18, 2009, Washington, DC – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a statement today in response to the court of appeals reversal of D.C. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina...
