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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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Aug 15, 2014
The U.S. Record on Racial Discrimination is on the Whole World's Agenda
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Aug 14, 2014
America's Real Patriots Fought to Expose and End Torture
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Aug 14, 2014
Parents of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis Share Their Loss at the United Nations
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Aug 6, 2014
Happy Anniversary, CIA! 12 Years of Lawlessness!
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Aug 4, 2014
Their Lives Depend on It: Every Unaccompanied Child Needs a Lawyer
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Jul 25, 2014
Prisoners Tortured by the CIA Find Justice (In Europe)
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Jul 14, 2014
Guantanámo Judge to Prosecution: Turn Over the Torture Evidence
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Jul 11, 2014
The Kids Aren't Alright: America Fails to Protect Youth in Crisis
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Jul 9, 2014
U.N. to Confront United States on Persistent Racial Discrimination