Center for Constitutional Rights
 United States  / New York  |  Human Rights

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. CCR uses litigation proactively to advance the law in a positive direction, to empower poor communities and communities of color, to guarantee the rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources, to train the next generation of constitutional and human rights attorneys, and to strengthen the broader movement for constitutional and human rights. Our work began on behalf of civil rights activists, and over the last four decades CCR has lent its expertise and support to virtually every popular movement for social justice.

Illegal Detentions and Guantanamo

Surveillance and Attacks on Dissent

Criminal Justice and Mass Incarceration

Corporate Human Rights Abuse

Government Abuse of Power

Racial, Gender and Economic Justice

International Law and Accountability

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