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We fight against oppression. We stand with social justice activists and communities under threat. We use the power of the law to achieve justice for all.
New York, NYccrjustice.orgJoined July 2008

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We are reeling from this Supreme Court’s retrograde decision in Dobbs v. Whole Women’s Health. We are reeling from its arrogant dismissal of universally recognized principles of bodily autonomy, self-determination, and equality.
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"An extremist Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade
This is a dismissal of universally recognized principles of bodily
autonomy, self-determination, and equality.
This Court is ideologically committed to an authoritarian
jurisprudence of violence and control rooted in 18th Century
norms of exclusive, white, male, propertied entitlement."
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“Nothing demonstrates the endemic corruption in Phoenix more vividly than the power of [ALEC], the pay-to-play operation that collects hefty fees from corporations in exchange for private access to state lawmakers” —
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“ALEC has a long history of playing a crucial role in the development of laws that have directly contributed to the further exploitation and degradation of Black and other marginalized communities.” #stopALEC — Percy Christian of
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“Most people would be disgusted by the spectacle of lobbyists and lawmakers wining and dining in lavish resorts while they craft legislation that often causes harm to the most vulnerable, hardworking Arizonans.” #stopALEC — Arizona Representative-Elect
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“ALEC has weaponized the legislative process to push through the alt-right agenda… the legislature needs to be held to the highest standard when crafting legislation that will impact real people’s lives” — of #stopALEC
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The legal fight to stop ALEC continues today in AZ. We will continue to hold ALEC accountable for its attacks on progressive movements. We are asking the court to make public all notes and materials from the meeting and to bar future attendance. #stopALEC
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“The documents and depositions we have taken in this case repeatedly show how the BPD has unconstitutionally targeted Black people in deeply harmful and dehumanizing ways as a matter of standard operating procedure,” — 's for
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🚨 TODAY: Join us for the Meta, #LetPalestineSpeak Webinar! Together we sent over 3,000 emails to Meta execs demanding that they stop silencing Palestinian voices & narratives. Now it is time to make sure they know we’re still paying attention! Register: cutt.ly/NNmo9Xg
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Update: Urooj's sentencing hearing has been postponed and is no longer on 11/9. Stay tuned for a new date.
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Join the @theCCR, @MuslimsForJF, & allies to support Urooj Rahman and attend her sentencing hearing in the Eastern District of New York, Courtroom 8D South! There would be no justice in sentencing Urooj to anything more than time served. RSVP: bit.ly/SupportUR
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text reads virtual public hearing precautionary measures detainees in guantanamo bay with espect to the united states october 28th 11:00 ET
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🔴 #185IACHRPeriod - Public Hearing: the closure of #Guantánamo continues to be a matter of enormous national, regional, and global importance. Since 2002, the @CEJIL & @theCCR have advocated before the @CIDH to protect rights of the men held there 🗓️October 28 🕐11:00 ET
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🔴For 20 years, the has reiterated its call for immediate closure of #Guantánamo. The #Biden administration has transferred only 4 detainees. 22 of the remaining 36 detainees are immediately eligible for transfer, but continue to be held indefinitely.
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🔴In 2013, the reaffirmed the measures and required the immediate closure of #Guantánamo in light of the US’ failure to comply with any of the measures since in 2002, the indefinite detention of the prisoners, and allegations of abuse and mistreatment.
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🔴It is imperative to open spaces for accountability and public dialogue on the decades-long indefinite detention of the 36 detainees who remain detained, and the urgent need for the prison’s closure.
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., why are you labeling press conference seeking #JusticeForShireen @ #ICC as "inappropriate for some users"? YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SILENCE PALESTINIAN VOICES & CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ISRAELI CRIMES #Shame! Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Prh3sh
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For folks who still don’t believe Palestinian voices are marginalized/censored, check out YoutTube’s throttling of access to a press conference on findings of an actual investigation into killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh. twitter.com/alhaq_org/stat…
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Int'l child rights norms & Israel’s own laws prohibit a 7 yr old from being arrested/prosecuted, yet heavily-armed Israeli soldiers flagrantly ignore this reality, chasing/ detaining young Palestinian children, striking fear, ensuring they have no safe spaces to develop & thrive”
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“Israeli forces know no bounds as they attempt to control an incredibly young occupied Palestinian population through intimidation, threats, nighttime incursions, collective punishment & by instilling fear. - #NoWayToTreatAChild 1/2👇
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Rayan Suleiman’s family says the seven-year-old’s heart stopped and he collapsed after running in fear from Israeli soldiers who were raiding his home in search of alleged “stone-throwers.” bit.ly/3dQwi0A
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Join us October 6, 6–9 p.m. for an evening screening and discussion of Al-Jazeera Fault Lines The Jim Crow Convictions. The film investigates the legacies of Jim Crow legislation and follows Brandon Jackson as he fights for his freedom. Register at bit.ly/jim-crow-convi
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We are almost there! Tune in this Monday, 9/26 5:30PM EST and learn about the tangible solutions to real-life movement challenges that were collectively brainstormed during our Liberation Labs and how to get involved. Register at bit.ly/LibLabReport
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2) The court remarked that a FOIA request "is to be read in a capacious manner befitting an agency of the U.S. government charged with the statutory responsibility to produce for public consumption the greatest number of records that fall within the FOIA request..."
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Great news!
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1) Great #FOIA ruling today in @theCCR & NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic's case supporting sanctuary leaders on behalf of @SanctuaryAustin @Free_Migration @Grassroots_News ordering new searches of ICE leadership and the architects of the civil fines program!
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Critical & investigation: models out where #ShireenAbuAkleh & 2 journalists were & where #Israel's marksmen were to show no cross-fire & press vests clearly visible. , confirms Israel's "investigation" whitewash #JusticeForShireen
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🚨 New evidence on the killing of @AlJazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh by our Forensic Architecture Investigation Unit & @ForensicArchi. Our advanced spatial technologies establish that Israel's report on the incident is false & deliberately misleading. youtu.be/BXjVDKILC3s
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They languished for months without charges or explanation, until they were finally cleared of any connection to terrorism and then deported. Their lives were destroyed, their families ripped apart. Donate at bit.ly/911-detainees- First $20,000 will be matched!
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A coalition of people in prison and out are calling on the UN today to urge the abolition of life sentences in the US - aka Death By Incarceration - as a violation of basic human rights - including the right to hope
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Today, @theCCR is joining dozens of organizations to submit a complaint appealing the UN to hold the US accountable for torture and racial discrimination through life sentences, aka Death by Incarceration (DBI). #DBIisTorture Read here: deathbyincarcerationistorture.com/the-complaint
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