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Civil Rights Advocates Achieve the Nation’s Strongest Police Department Policy on Facial Recognition Technology

DETROIT, Mich. — Civil rights advocates announced today a settlement in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Robert Williams, who…

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(BPRW) International Human Rights Attorney Zulu Ali Releases Groundbreaking New Book, Pan-African Justice, Introducing a New Legal Framework for Historical Harm and Human Rights | Press releases

(BPRW) International Human Rights Attorney Zulu Ali Releases Groundbreaking New Book, Pan-African Justice, Introducing a New Legal Framework for Historical…

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First Amendment freedoms developed during the Civil Rights Movement

First Amendment freedoms developed significantly during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. As southern states and segregationists…

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India: Bail for Kashmiri human rights defenders must be followed by justice

Khurram Parvez, coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and Chair of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary…

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New ACLU Report Details Civil Rights Violations,…

NJ state police arrest protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention…

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Committee for Justice (CFJ) Human Rights Fellowship 2026 in Nairobi: Paid 6 -Month Opportunity for Young Human Rights Professionals

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) is inviting applications for its Human Rights Fellowship 2026, offering young professionals an opportunity to…

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AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That

Searching for an apartment online, applying for a loan, going through airport security, or looking up a question on a…

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Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling

JACKSON, Miss. – At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown.…

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Marking International Justice Day | Human Rights Watch

On July 17, 1998, countries around the world adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day…

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Amnesty International calls for stronger support for Africa’s human rights court

As the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights marks its 20th anniversary, Amnesty International has urged African Union (AU)…

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