Press Releases
about Human Rights
Jan 15, 2021
ACLU Clients Challenge Trump’s Sanctions Order Against International Criminal Court
OAKLAND, Calif. — Three distinguished law faculty and an American Civil Liberties Union human rights attorney are challenging the Trump administration’s order authorizing sanct...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
Dec 15, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Urges Michigan House to Pass Water Shut Off Protection Act
DETROIT – Today, with the state legislature back in session, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) urges the Michigan House of Representatives to immediately pass...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jul 10, 2020
Survivors of U.S. Torture and Rendition to be Heard Before International Tribunal
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Orders Case to Proceed
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jun 11, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump ICC Sanctions Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump today issued an executive order authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against International Criminal Court personnel and their famil...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Sep 10, 2019
ACLU Comment on John Bolton Departure
WASHINGTON — President Trump today announced National Security Advisor John Bolton’s departure over disagreements.
Below is comment from Jamil Dakwar, director of the American ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Aug 15, 2019
ACLU Petitions Court to Vacate Wrongful Convictions of Jamaican Fishermen
Petition filing complements ongoing litigation against the United States Coast Guard for kidnapping and abusive treatment of four Jamaican men
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
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News & CommentaryMay 2025
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
George Takei: How The Alien Enemies Act Paved The Way For The Incarceration Of My Family. Explore News & Commentary.George Takei: How the Alien Enemies Act Paved the Way for the Incarceration of My Family
The actor and writer shares with the ACLU why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2025
Human Rights
The Targeted Chaos Of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law And Justice. Explore News & Commentary.The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history. -
PodcastDec 2024
Human Rights
Women's Rights
Aclu Kids On How They’d Change The World With W. Kamau Bell. Explore Podcast.ACLU Kids on How They’d Change The World with W. Kamau Bell
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Failed War On Drugs Policies Won't Stop The Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives. Explore News & Commentary.Failed War on Drugs Policies Won't Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives
Research shows extensive benefits from syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs. But misguided efforts to ban common sense care continue.