Press Releases
about Human Rights
Jun 04, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Biden Administration Report to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
NEW YORK — The Biden administration this week submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The periodic report was due in Novem...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
May 25, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Clients and Government Agree to Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s International Criminal Court Sanctions Regime
OAKLAND, Calif. — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and the Biden administration jointly asked a federal court to dismiss a challenge by the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s clients to former President...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
May 20, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Pennsylvania Sues Montgomery County for Denying its Lawyers Access to People in the Jail
PHILADELPHIA — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today alleging that Montgomery County violated the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-PA’s First Amendment rights by...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Human Rights
May 10, 2021
Families of Victims of Police Violence, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Organizations Call for U.N. Inquiry into Police Violence and Systemic Racism in the United States
NEW YORK — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, more than 270 civil society organizations from around the world, and 171 families of victims of police violence are calling on the ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
May 05, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Biden Administration Supporting Waiver of Intellectual Property Protections for COVID-19 Vaccines
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced this afternoon that the United States supports the waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-1...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Apr 02, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Biden Administration Rescission of Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today announced the rescission of President Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court. T...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
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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. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Racial Justice
Why The Fight For Racial Justice Is A Human Rights Issue. Explore News & Commentary.Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end the continued abuses against Black and brown communities.