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Making History
By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 1:37 pm ·  Filed under Headlines, Highlight
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy
Making History

Yesterday, I witnessed history being made here in Guantánamo, as jury selection began today in the first war crimes prosecution of a child soldier since World... Read more »

A Win Against Warrantless GPS Tracking
By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 2:24 pm ·  Filed under To Review
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy

On Friday, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided (PDF) that the Fourth Amendment requires the government to... Read more »

What We Stand For
By ACLU Blog of Rights · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 11:43 am ·  Filed under To Review
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Policy
What We Stand For

Yesterday was a stark reminder that instead of closing the book on the Bush-era military commissions, President Obama is adding another sad chapter to that history.... Read more »

Racewire Roundup: Tuition Urged for Undocumented NJ Immigrants, and More…
By The News · Posted on March 31, 2009 at 7:57 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Education, Human Rights Policy, Immigration, Racial Equality
Racewire Roundup: Tuition Urged for Undocumented NJ Immigrants, and More…

Lawmakers Demand Bailout Money for Communities of Color Members of the National Black Caucus and leaders of hundreds of trade associations met with Federal Reserve... Read more »

Former NAACP LDF President and Director-Counsel receives NY State Bar Association Award
By The Editors · Posted on March 28, 2009 at 6:52 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Human Rights Education, Human Rights Law, Human Rights Leaders, Human Rights Policy
Former NAACP LDF President and Director-Counsel receives NY State Bar Association Award

By Lee A. Daniels The honors cascade upon Elaine R. Jones, woman of extraordinary accomplishment, like an avalanche schussing down a high mountain slope. But, albeit... Read more »

Obama releases secret Bush documents
By J.D. · Posted on March 3, 2009 at 9:00 am ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Freedom from Torture, Human Rights Policy, National Security and Human Rights

The Obama administration has released secret anti-terror memos from the Bush administration. Along with the admission that the CIA destroyed 92 interrogation tapes,... Read more »

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