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ACLU of Mississippi Shares U.N. Concerns About Human Rights Violations (08/02/2006)
JACKSON, MS — Saying it is gravely concerned about human rights violations by the United States, a United Nations human rights body today issued recommendations for improving conditions at home and abroad. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi welcomed the recommendations, noting that several of the violations have occurred in Mississippi, and urged the U.S. government to take immediate and vigorous steps to implement the recommendations on the state and federal level.

ACLU of Texas Shares United Nation's Concern About Increased Level of Militarization on Border (07/28/2006)
EL PASO, TX — A United Nations human rights body today expressed grave concerns over the United States' human rights record. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the recommendations and urged the U.S. government to take immediate and vigorous steps to implement them on both the state and federal level. Among the findings from the committee were concerns about the increased level of militarization on the U.S.-Mexico Border, National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border and the enforcement of immigration laws by agents lacking adequate training on immigration issues.

U.S. Human Rights Record Strongly Condemned by Leading International Body (07/28/2006)
NEW YORK — A United Nations human rights body today expressed grave concerns over the United States’ human rights policies. The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the recommendations and urged the U.S. government to take immediate and vigorous steps to implement them on the state and federal level.

U.N. Committee Blasts U.S. and Michigan on Juvenile Life Without Parole Laws (07/28/2006)
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) has expressed "concern" over state laws that allow juvenile offenders to be incarcerated for life and has asked the United States to ensure that no juvenile is sentenced to life without parole.

U.N. Human Rights Body Slams Louisiana Actions During Katrina (07/28/2006)
NEW ORLEANS — A United Nations human rights body today criticized Louisiana officials for their actions during Hurricane Katrina, including a police blockade on Gretna New Orleans Bridge, which left thousands of mostly black residents trapped in the city, and the failure to evacuate prisoners from the flooded Orleans Parish Prison. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, which has long called for investigations into the conditions at the prison and on the bridge, welcomed the report and its recommendations.

Rights Body Harshly Criticizes U.S. Human Rights Record (07/18/2006)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- A United Nations human rights body expressed grave concerns today about the record of human rights in the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union with a delegation of 10 and working with a broad coalition of other groups is in Geneva to monitor the examination of the United States the U.N. Human Rights Committee (HRC).

Victims of U.S. Human Rights Violations Tell Their Stories at U.N. Meeting in Geneva (07/14/2006)
GENEVA -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the U.S. Human Rights Network hosted a panel today of people who have been victimized by the U.S. government's failure to uphold civil and political rights. On Monday, the U.N. Human Rights Committee (HRC) is scheduled to review the United States’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a major international human rights treaty ratified by the United State in 1992.

ACLU Urges U.S. Accountability for Human Rights Violations (07/10/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today charged the U.S. government with failure to uphold civil and political rights and expressed grave concerns over serious setbacks in rights protections over the past several years

ACLU Condemns U.S. for Failing to Uphold Civil and Political Rights (06/20/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today released a report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee condemning the U.S. government for failing to comply with its treaty obligations to protect and preserve a range of human rights protections at home and abroad. Drawing attention to some of the most vulnerable members of society, including women, children, minorities, immigrants and the accused, the ACLU offered detailed recommendations to bring the U.S. in line with universally recognized human rights standards.

ACLU Calls for U.S. Accountability Before the U.N. Committee Against Torture (05/08/2006)
GENEVA -- Today the American Civil Liberties Union delivered a petition with more than 51,000 signatures calling for the enforcement of the universal prohibition against torture to the U.S. State Department delegation at the meeting of the U.N. Committee Against Torture in Geneva. The ACLU has been monitoring the committee proceedings and providing information about U.S. sponsored policies and practices of torture and abuse at home and abroad. The U.S. delegation denied on Friday that incidents of detainee abuse are systemic.

U.S. Fails to Uphold Torture Treaty Abroad and at Home (05/04/2006)
GENEVA -- The U.S. government is in clear and unequivocal violation of its obligations under the Convention Against Torture, the American Civil Liberties Union charged today at the opening session of the U.N. Committee Against Torture in Geneva. According to the ACLU, these violations were widespread and occurred both within the U.S. and abroad. The U.N. Committee Against Torture will review U.S. compliance with the treaty which it ratified in 1994.

ACLU Urges United Nations to Investigate CIA's "Extraordinary Rendition" Policy (03/30/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today formally called on a United Nations human rights investigative body, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, to conduct a full investigation into the United States' "extraordinary rendition" program.

Advocates Urge Accountability for U.S. Abuse of Power and Hurricane Katrina’s Human Rights Crisis (03/16/2006)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union and the U.S. Human Rights Network today urged the U.N. Human Rights Committee to hold the U.S. government accountable for flagrant and repeated violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

ACLU Calls on U.N. Human Rights Committee to Hold U.S. Government Accountable (03/13/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today criticized the United States for violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a major human rights treaty the U.S. ratified in 1992. In remarks to the 86th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the ACLU called for a rigorous investigation into violations of the treaty.

Closing Abu Ghraib Won’t End Abuse, ACLU Chief Says (03/09/2006)
NEW YORK -- Saying that abuse of detainees by U.S. forces stems from policy decisions made by senior military and civilian officials, the American Civil Liberties Union today said the closure of Abu Ghraib prison will not end widespread and systemic abuse.

New Documents Provide Further Evidence That Senior Officials Approved Abuse of Prisoners at Guantánamo (02/23/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released newly obtained documents showing that senior Defense Department officials approved aggressive interrogation techniques that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents deemed abusive, ineffective and unlawful.

ACLU Calls for Immediate Government Action at Guantánamo Bay (02/17/2006)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today lauded the United Nations report on the detainees at Guantánamo Bay as a significant step toward urging U.S. compliance with international law. The ACLU called for the administration to heed the recommendations in the UN report and immediately charge and try the detainees or release them.

New Abu Ghraib Photos Confirm Need for Independent Counsel, ACLU Says (02/15/2006)
NEW YORK - In response to newly released images of abuse at Abu Ghraib, the American Civil Liberties Union today renewed its call for an independent investigation into widespread and systemic abuse in U.S. detention centers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay.

New Army Documents Confirm Black Ops "Special Access Program" Unit Covered Up Detainee Abuse (01/12/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today released new documents obtained from the Defense Department detailing abuse at U.S. facilities in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay. Included in the release is the first publicly available government document confirming the existence of a secret “Special Access Program” involving a special ops unit, Task Force 6-26, which has been implicated in numerous detainee abuse incidents in Iraq, and whose operatives used fake names to thwart an Army investigation.