News & Commentary about Human Rights
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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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May 15, 2015
UN Issues Scathing Assessment of US Human Rights Record
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May 8, 2015
The United States Considers Itself a Human Rights Champion. The World Begs to Differ.
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May 4, 2015
Flowers Are Still Better Than Bullets 45 Years After the Kent State Massacre
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Apr 18, 2015
Mother of Eric Garner: The Recurring Nightmare of My Son's Death
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Apr 2, 2015
US to UN Human Rights Committee: Move Along, Nothing to See Here
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Mar 11, 2015
Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows
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Mar 11, 2015
U.S. Looks Overseas for Human Rights Abuses and Ignores U.N. Report Criticizing Its Youth Detention Practices at Home
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Mar 6, 2015
Privacy Might Be Getting an International Champion