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Aug 08, 2022
ACLU and HRW Urge U.S. to Dismantle Structures of Racism Now
U.N. Review of U.S. Record on Racial Justice Should Prompt White House Action
Issue Areas: Human Rights
Jun 15, 2022
New ACLU/GHRC Report Finds Widespread Coercion and Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers Nationwide
NEW YORK — Incarcerated workers in American prisons generate billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually but are paid pennies per hour without proper training or opp...
Issue Areas: Human Rights Prisoners' Rights
Feb 28, 2022
ACLU Petitions Supreme Court on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Jamaican Fishermen
Weir v. United States Will Ask the Supreme Court to Decide Whether Congress Has the Power to Criminalize Conduct by Foreign Nationals, Aboard Foreign-Flagged Vessels on the High Seas
Issue Areas: Human Rights National Security
Court case: Weir v. U.S.
Oct 14, 2021
ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Prioritize Human Rights in Domestic Policy Following Uncontested Election to United Nations Human Rights Council
NEW YORK — The United States was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Western group in an uncontested election today, more than three years after the Trump ...
Issue Areas: Human Rights
Sep 27, 2021
ACLU Statement on International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Decision to “Deprioritize” Investigation of Alleged U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that his office would not resume investigations into alleged crimes committed by the U...
Issue Areas: Human Rights
Jun 28, 2021
ACLU, Partners Respond to United Nations High Commissioner Report on Systemic Racism and Police Violence
NEW YORK — The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights released a long-awaited report today addressing systemic racism and law enforcement violence against Black people ...
Issue Areas: Human Rights
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