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.
Commemorating the 9th Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, attorney Rachel Meeropol discusses CCR's position paper on death row from the human rights perspective. 
Executive Director Vince Warren discusses the killing of al-Awlaki on MSNBC's UP with Chris Hayes
Baher is an esteemed lawyer, professor and scholar, who has actively pursued constitutional and human rights litigation challenging policies emerging from the so-called “war on terror,” including policies related to indefinite executive detention, extraordinary rendition, and torture.
