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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Jul 1, 2008
U.N. Special Rapporteur Finds Major Problems with U.S. Death Penalty Systems
Jun 27, 2008
Revolution: From Prisoner to the World's Moral Authority
Jun 26, 2008
Make Every Day an International Day Against Torture
Jun 18, 2008
Respecting Human Rights...At Home
Jun 3, 2008
U.N. Expert Investigates Racism in Florida
May 31, 2008
Desperately Seeking Sunlight
May 28, 2008
U.N. Rapporteur Meets the Real Los Angeles
May 23, 2008
International Monitor Sees Faces Behind the Numbers
May 22, 2008
U.N. Grills U.S. on Detention of Accused Child Soldiers in Iraq and Guantánamo
May 21, 2008
Rights Groups Meet International Monitor