Press Releases
about 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
Jun 12, 2019
ACLU Sues Coast Guard for Kidnapping, Abusive Treatment of Jamaican Fishermen
Men Suffered Burns, Trauma, and Financial Ruin Due to Month-Long Forced Detention At Sea
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
Court case: Weir v. U.S.
May 31, 2018
ACLU Statement on CIA Torture Program Rulings From European Court of Human Rights
STRASBOURG, France — The European Court of Human Rights today found Lithuania and Romania were complicit in the CIA’s illegal torture and rendition programs. The decisions were...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
About the ACLU
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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 LivesFailed 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. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Racial Justice
Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights IssueWhy the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the ACLU is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end the continued abuses against Black and brown communities. -
News & CommentaryOct 2024
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration DebateThree Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate
Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be. -
U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2024
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Bouarfa v. MayorkasBouarfa v. Mayorkas
Whether a U.S. citizen gets a day in court to challenge the federal government’s revocation of her spouse’s immigrant visa.