News & Commentary about Human Rights and Criminal Justice
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
Nov 15, 2023
The U.S. Touts Itself as a Global Leader in Human Rights. A New U.N. Report Says Otherwise.
![International flags flying in front of the Geneva office of the United Nations.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/11/front-of-united-nations-geneva-office-b-400x400.jpg)
Apr 26, 2023
National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation
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Sep 26, 2022
50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People
![With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the prisoners in Sept. 1971.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/ATTICA_V1-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Jun 15, 2022
Captive Labor: Stories of Involuntary Servitude
![Inmate firefighters creating a fire line.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/06/Labor_Blog-400x400.jpg)
Jun 2, 2022
What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?
![A prisoner holding his extended and clasped hands between the bars of his cell.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/06/Sentencing-Blog-400x400.jpg)
Apr 15, 2022
Michigan Lawmakers Must Protect the Rights of Children and Join the Global Consensus
![A photo inside a correctional center.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/04/Juv_Blog-400x400.jpg)
Jul 19, 2021
The UN’s George Floyd Resolution is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability
![BLM protester holding a sign that says, "It isn't just about George Floyd it is about the hundreds of others whose lives were taken the same way."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/07/Header-George-Floyd-400x400.jpg)