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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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Antiwar Activists Win $2 Million Settlement from New York City in Major Victory for Free Speech Rights
August 19, 2008, New York, NY – A group of 52 local activists today announced a $2 million settlement in their lawsuit against the City of New York. The activists were illegally arrested on April… Read more >>
In Extremely Rare Occurence Court Moves to Rehear Case of Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar
August 14, 2008, New York – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an extremely rare order that the case of Canadian rendition victim Maher Arar would be heard en banc by all of the… Read more >>
Guantanamo Detainee Files First Petition Against U.S. Before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
August 6, 2008, Washington D.C. – Today, Djamel Ameziane filed the first ever petition by a person detained by the United States at Guantánamo Bay with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to consider… Read more >>
CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren Denounces Medellin Execution and U.S. Flouting of International Law
August 6, 2008, New York – In response to the execution in Texas today of Mexican citizen Jose Medellin, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement: Read more >>
CCR Statement on Hamdan Decision
August 5, 2008, New York – In response to the hand-picked military jury’s decision in the Military Commission against Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Shayana Kadidal, Senior Managing Attorney of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative, issued… Read more >>
$19 Million Judgment Upheld Against Notorious Haitian Death Squad Leader “Toto” Constant for Murder, Rape and Other Torture
July 31, 2008, New York – Late yesterday, a U.S. federal court rejected attempts by former Haitian death squad leader Emanuel “Toto” Constant to have a 2004 case against him dismissed and the $19 million… Read more >>

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In conversation with Laura Flanders and Jane Mayer, CCR president Michael Ratner speaks about GTMO and Donald Rumsfeld in this episode of GRITtv from the firedoglake website.
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