American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU Human Rights Program works to ensure that the U.S. government complies with universal human rights principles in addition to the U.S. Constitution. The Program uses human rights strategies to complement existing ACLU advocacy on national security, immigrants' rights, women's rights and racial justice. Learn more about the Human Rights Program.


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Witness: Jessica Gonzales - Victim of Police Negligence (07/14/2006)

Witness: Khaled El-Masri - Victim of Extraordinary Rendition (07/14/2006)

Dimming the Beacon of Freedom: U.S. Violations of the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights - Table of Contents (06/20/2006)

Dimming the Beacon of Freedom U.S. Violations of the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights - Executive Summary (06/20/2006)

Extraordinary Rendition - In Depth (05/11/2006)

Enduring Abuse: Torture and Cruel Treatment by the United States at Home and Abroad - Table of Contents (04/27/2006)

Legal Update: ACLU and Human Rights First Respond to Secretary Rumsfeld's Claims of Immunity from Prosecution Over Torture and Abuse of Detainees (03/06/2006)

Torture FOIA (04/29/2005)

ACLU Staff Biographies (04/01/2005)

Biography of Steven M. Watt (12/06/2004)

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