100 Days to Restore the Constitution

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Over the last eight years, the Bush administration has systematically dismantled some of the most important rights and protections in the United States Constitution. In the first 100 days of office, the next president can, often with the stroke of a pen, restore, protect, and expand the fundamental rights on which our nation was founded. It is up to all of us to see that he does.

The Center for Constitutional Rights' 100 Days Campaign focuses on the harm done by previous administrations and the hopes we have for making the country a better place for all.

Join us in telling the next administration what you want to see in the first 100 days. Look for a series of white papers, videos, speaking tours and online activism that will bring these issues front and center in the public debate.

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See ABSTRACTS and more on some of the most crucial cases of our time here as well...

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Moves to Halt Torture at Guantanamo: Orders Medical Treatment and End to Abusive Interrogations
August 21, 2008, New York – Late yesterday afternoon, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued urgent precautionary measures to protect Djamel Ameziane, an Algerian citizen held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay… Read more >>

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 >>


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