Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Celebrate 60 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 10, 2008, will mark the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR, the founding document of the modern human rights system.
> Celebrate the anniversary with the ACLU around the United States
> Learn more about the ACLU's advocacy campaign to raise awareness of U.S. obligations under the UDHR

Immigrants' Rights
ACLU Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trafficking Of Indian Guestworkers
Workers trafficked to the U.S. from India to work in shipyards after Hurricane Katrina were lured here with dishonest assurances of becoming lawful permanent U.S. residents.
> Blog: Guestworkers Are Not Slaves

Women's Rights
Domestic Violence Survivor Goes Before International Tribunal
In the first case brought by a survivor of domestic violence against the U.S. before an international human rights tribunal, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights heard testimony by Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales), whose three daughters were abducted by her estranged husband and killed after the Colorado police refused to enforce a restraining order against him.
> Blog: Protection From Domestic Violence Is a Human Right (10/22/2008)
> Learn More: Jessica Gonazles v. United States of America
> Watch Jessica's testimony before the IACHR: English | En Español (Launches Windows Media Player)

Guantánamo
The Right to Fair Trial - Guantánamo Military Commissions
Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ACLU's Human Rights Program, delivered a statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation of Europe's (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on September 29, 2008. The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE is one of the most significant human rights conferences in Europe.
> Jamil Dakwar Discusses Novel My Guantánamo Diary with the Book's Author, Mahvish Rukhsana Khan

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