Press Releases
about Human Rights
Jan 15, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Clients Challenge Trump’s Sanctions Order Against International Criminal Court
OAKLAND, Calif. — Three distinguished law faculty and an ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ human rights attorney are challenging the Trump administration’s order authorizing sanct...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
Dec 15, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Michigan Urges Michigan House to Pass Water Shut Off Protection Act
DETROIT – Today, with the state legislature back in session, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Michigan (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) urges the Michigan House of Representatives to immediately pass...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jul 10, 2020
Survivors of U.S. Torture and Rendition to be Heard Before International Tribunal
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Orders Case to Proceed
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jun 11, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Trump ICC Sanctions Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump today issued an executive order authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against International Criminal Court personnel and their famil...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Sep 10, 2019
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on John Bolton Departure
WASHINGTON — President Trump today announced National Security Advisor John Bolton’s departure over disagreements.
Below is comment from Jamil Dakwar, director of the American ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Aug 15, 2019
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Petitions Court to Vacate Wrongful Convictions of Jamaican Fishermen
Petition filing complements ongoing litigation against the United States Coast Guard for kidnapping and abusive treatment of four Jamaican men
Issue Areas:
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.