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about Human Rights
Nov 12, 2015
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Asks Obama to Pardon Puerto Rican Independence Activist
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ today made a plea asking for a presidential pardon to commute the disproportionate sentence and order the release of Puerto Rican Independence ac...
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The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
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News & CommentaryMay 2025
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
George Takei: How The Alien Enemies Act Paved The Way For The Incarceration Of My Family. Explore News & Commentary.George Takei: How the Alien Enemies Act Paved the Way for the Incarceration of My Family
The actor and writer shares with the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ why he fears that, in Trump's America, history is repeating itself. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2025
Human Rights
The Targeted Chaos Of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law And Justice. Explore News & Commentary.The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential history. -
PodcastDec 2024
Human Rights
Women's Rights
Aclu Kids On How They’d Change The World With W. Kamau Bell. Explore Podcast.³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Kids on How They’d Change The World with W. Kamau Bell
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Failed War On Drugs Policies Won't Stop The Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives. Explore News & Commentary.Failed War on Drugs Policies Won't Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives
Research shows extensive benefits from syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs. But misguided efforts to ban common sense care continue.