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Act & Demand that President Obama fulfill his promise to Close Guantánamo. On January 11, protest GTMO's 11th anniversary

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The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.

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Broad Coalition Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Prison Now
January 11, 2013, Washington, D.C. – A broad coalition of human rights groups and other like-minded organizations marked the 11th anniversary of the first detained men being jailed at the U.S.-controlled detention facility in Guantanamo… Read more >>
CCR Applauds Governor’s Renewed Commitment to Addressing Policing Abuses in New York
January 10, 2013, New York –In response to Governor Cuomo’s proposal in his State of the State address to reform the state’s marijuana laws, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following… Read more >>
Gitmo Lawyers Condemn ZD30 Oscar Nod
January 10, 2013, New York – In response to today’s announcement that Zero Dark Thirty has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the… Read more >>
Stop and Frisk Lawyers Praise Decision Finding NYPD Stops Unconstitutional
January 8, 2013, New York – In response to today’s decision by Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York finding that NYPD trespass stops outside of… Read more >>
Federal Court Hears Persecution Case Against Anti-Gay Leader Scott Lively
January 7, 2013, Springfield, MA –A federal judge heard arguments today in a case charging that Massachusetts leader Scott Lively’s actions in anti-gay efforts in Uganda constitute persecution under U.S. and international law. Read more >>
Rights Group Condemns President Obama for Signing NDAA
January 3, 2013, New York – In response to President Obama’s signing of the controversial 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Read more >>
Rights Group Calls for NDAA Veto
December 21, 2012, New York – The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement calling on President Obama to veto the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed today by Congress: Read more >>
ICE Settles Case on Controversial Home Raids
December 17, 2012, New York – Today, attorneys announced the settlement of a home raids case against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Seven men and women and one child brought the case in 2008 against… Read more >>
Rights Groups Respond to Motion To Dismiss Due Process Challenge To Killings of Three Americans in U.S. Drone Strikes
December 14, 2012, New York – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued the following statement in response to U.S. officials’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging… Read more >>
Report Shows Stop and Frisk Rights Violations Continue
December 12, 2012, New York –Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released a report analyzing the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk data for January 2010 through June 2012. The report shows that the constitutional… Read more >>
Federal Court Rules Against NYC Board of Ed: Teacher Exam Discriminated
December 6, 2012, New York – In a long-standing civil rights lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the firm of DLA Piper against the New York City Board of Education, a federal… Read more >>

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Letter to University of California President Advising Him of Need to Protect Protect Pro-Palestinian Speech on Campus
CCR and other civil rights groups submit letter to University of California (UC) President Mark Yudof, pressing him to consider the chilling effect of efforts to target Arab, Muslim and other students advocating for Palestinian… Read more >>

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CCR Legal Director, Baher Azmy on DemocracyNow discussing Obama signing of the National Defense Authorization Act.

What's worth fighting for in 2013? It's important to ask ourselves, what are the values that are important to us and what can we do to make an impact?

Watch CCR client Nasser al-Aulaqi talk about the killing of his 16-year-old grandson, Abdulrahman al-Aulaqi, and American citizen, by a U.S. drone in Yemen in 2011. This segment aired worldwide on CNN International.

CCR President Emeritus, Michael Ratner on DemocracyNow discussing the Bradley Manning trial.

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