News & Commentary about Human Rights
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Jul 13, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
Jul 12, 2012
Bill to Stop Modern Day Slavery under Government Contracts
Jul 6, 2012
Death Penalty Abolition Movement “To See Sunny Days”
Jun 28, 2012
"Victims of Complacency": Trafficking and Abuse of Migrant Workers on U.S. Military Bases
Jun 27, 2012
The White House's Blemished Record of Disclosure on Bush-Era Torture
Jun 26, 2012
ACLU Launches Torture Database in Recognition of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Jun 25, 2012
ACLU Lens: Supreme Court Rules Against Mandatory Life Without Parole for Children
Jun 21, 2012
The “Watergate Moment” and the “Torture Moment”
Jun 1, 2012
Appeals Court Ruling Means Morris Davis Free Speech Case Can Move Ahead