News & Commentary about Human Rights

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The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Apr 26, 2023

National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

A picture of the Grindr app icon on a cellphone.

Apr 7, 2023

Catholic Group Buying Data to Out Gay Priests is Tip of Location-Tracking Iceberg

Protester holds a sign that says All Immigrants are Welcome Here.

Mar 27, 2023

This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations About Immigration

A case work supervisor looks over the first screen of software used by workers who field calls at an intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children.

Mar 14, 2023

How Policy Hidden in an Algorithm is Threatening Families in This Pennsylvania County

Mar 9, 2023

The Women Who Made ACLU History

Migrant children working inside a classroom.

Mar 3, 2023

Child Labor Investigation Reveals Immigration Policy Changes We Need Now

A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

Jan 26, 2023

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans

Dec 19, 2022

Your Guide to Discussing the Right to Seek Asylum at the Dinner Table

Demonstrators, holding a sign reading "STOP THE DEATH PENALTY", stand on the steps of the State Capitol in Atlanta.

Dec 14, 2022

From the Death Penalty to Marijuana, Clemency is a Tool For Justice

A group of immigration reform demonstrators with a sign that says "Immigration Reform Now."

Dec 5, 2022

What the 2022 Midterms Taught Us About Immigration Reform