Press Releases
about Human Rights
Apr 30, 2018
ACLU Comment on Central American Families Waiting to Apply for Asylum at Border
WASHINGTON — Fifty asylum-seekers from Central America are waiting at the border near San Diego to be processed by the federal government.
U.S. and international law dictate that...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 03, 2018
Macedonia Issues Apology for Involvement in Torture by CIA
NEW YORK — The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has formally apologized to a man it unlawfully seized, held incommunicado, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intell...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Dec 05, 2017
Human Rights Body to Hold Hearing Thursday on Police Killings in U.S.
Trump Administration Officials, Shaun King, and Victims’ Relatives to Testify – Hearing Will Be Streamed Online
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Nov 06, 2017
European Court of Human Rights to Hear Challenge to UK Government Mass Surveillance Tuesday
NEW YORK — The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will hear a landmark case on surveillance Tuesday as part of a challenge to the lawfulness of the U.K.’s surveillanc...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 23, 2017
70 Years After W.E.B. Du Bois Appeal to U.N., Groups Press U.S. on Racial Equality
Trump Administration Report to U.N. on U.S. Racial Discrimination Policy Is Due November 20
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Racial Justice
Jun 02, 2017
Tennessee Groups Take Legal Action Against Efforts to Block Refugee Resettlement
JACKSON, Tenn. — Groups serving Tennessee refugees are taking legal action against the state legislature’s efforts to block refugee resettlement.
State lawmakers who oppose re...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
About the ACLU
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Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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.