American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU Human Rights Program works to ensure that the U.S. government complies with universal human rights principles in addition to the U.S. Constitution. The Program uses human rights strategies to complement existing ACLU advocacy on national security, immigrants' rights, women's rights and racial justice. Learn more about the Human Rights Program.

Human Rights : Legislative Documents

Statement by ACLU to 87th Session of United Nations Human Rights Committee (07/10/2006)
Statement by ACLU to 87th Session of United Nations Human Rights Committee

Limited Communication for Terrorist Inmates (06/02/2006)
On April 3, 2006, the Bureau of Prisons proposed a new regulation imposing severe restrictions on the ability of persons in Bureau custody to communicate with the outside world. Although the regulation is titled “Limited Communication for Terrorist Inmates,” the regulation can be applied to persons who have not been convicted, or even charged, with any act of terrorism, or indeed with any crime at all.

Statement by the American Civil Liberties Union to the 85th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Committee (03/13/2006)
Statement by the American Civil Liberties Union to the 85th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Committee regarding the U.S. government compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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