CCR IS A NON-PROFIT LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. CCR STANDS WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS COMMUNITIES UNDER THREAT-FUSING LITIGATION, ADVOCACY NARRATIVE SHIFTING TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION.
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) 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.