News & Commentary about Human Rights
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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Jun 24, 2014
US Admits Modern-Day Slavery Exists at Home
Jun 2, 2014
The CIA Can't Control the Truth at Guantánamo Forever
May 2, 2014
U.N. Human Rights Chief: Stop Lethal Injection in U.S.
Apr 29, 2014
In Guantánamo Death Penalty Case, Torture Matters
Apr 17, 2014
NSA Surveillance Unravels International Law
Apr 3, 2014
Take the CIA Out of the Loop on the Torture Report