News & Commentary about Human Rights
The ACLU Human Rights Program (HRP) is dedicated to holding the United States accountable to international human rights laws and standards as well as the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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Jul 25, 2014
Prisoners Tortured by the CIA Find Justice (In Europe)
Jul 14, 2014
Guantanámo Judge to Prosecution: Turn Over the Torture Evidence
Jul 11, 2014
The Kids Aren't Alright: America Fails to Protect Youth in Crisis
Jul 9, 2014
U.N. to Confront United States on Persistent Racial Discrimination
Jun 24, 2014
US Admits Modern-Day Slavery Exists at Home
Jun 2, 2014
The CIA Can't Control the Truth at Guantánamo Forever
May 2, 2014
U.N. Human Rights Chief: Stop Lethal Injection in U.S.