American Civil Liberties Union

Women's Rights:
The ACLU's Women's Rights Project was co-founded in 1972 by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Through litigation, community outreach, advocacy and public education, WRP empowers poor women, women of color and immigrant women who have been victimized by gender bias and face pervasive barriers to equality. Learn more about the WRP.

Womens Rights : Violence Against Women : Resources

Achieving Fair Housing for Survivors through Domestic Violence Housing Policies: Lewis v. North End Village (03/26/2008)
Article by Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney in the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, about a groundbreaking settlement in February 2008, in which a Michigan landlord and management company agreed to adopt a comprehensive policy on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including anti-discrimination protections and the options of early lease termination and/or relocation.

Model Advocacy Letter to Public Housing Authority (02/06/2008)

Violence Against Women : Housing (12/31/2007)

Violence Against Women : Protective Orders and Government Accountability (12/31/2007)

Violence Against Women : Employment (12/31/2007)

Jessica Gonzales' Statement Before the IACHR (03/02/2007)

Statement: Jessica Gonzales at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (02/02/2007)

Words From Prison - What You Can Do (06/14/2006)

Words From Prison: Women's Incarceration and Loss of Parental Rights (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Abused at Home, Abused by the System; Girls and the Juvenile Justice System (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Violence Against Women, Homelessness and Incarceration (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Drug Policy, Race and Women's Incarceration (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison: Sexual Abuse in Prison (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison - Bibliography (06/12/2006)

Words From Prison - Organizations of Interest (06/12/2006)

New Federal Law Forbids Domestic Violence Discrimination in Public Housing (01/25/2006)

Petition Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Jessica Gonzales (12/30/2005)

Federal Law Protects Battered Women From Housing Discrimination, Court Rules (04/01/2005)
The ACLU Women's Rights Project hails the first federal court ruling that the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against domestic violence victims.

Advocacy Tools for Housing and Domestic Violence Issues (11/09/2004)
View a model outreach letter to public housing authorities regarding the housing needs of individuals who have experienced domestic violence.

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