News & Commentary about Human Rights
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The ACLU Human Rights Program (HRP) is dedicated to holding the United States accountable to international human rights laws and standards as well as the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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May 17, 2010
Supreme Court: No Life Sentences for Juveniles Who Haven't Killed
May 7, 2010
Honor Your Mother. . . High Time to Ratify CEDAW
Apr 29, 2010
Puerto Rican Community Fights Human Rights Abuses
Apr 29, 2010
Dr. Dorothy Height Told Us That It's Not a Man's Civil Rights World
Apr 23, 2010
Wonder in the Classroom
Apr 16, 2010
An Arcane And Destructive Practice
Apr 1, 2010
Trouble at Home: Domestic Workers Speak Out Against Exploitation and Abuse
Mar 22, 2010
From Sharpeville to Selma: Ongoing Struggles for Equality
Mar 18, 2010
A Vote for CEDAW is a Vote for Women
Mar 8, 2010
International Women's Day: A Celebration of a World Advancing Women's Human Rights