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Oct 09, 2026
ACLU Congratulates Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay for Winning Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Navanethem Pillay the Nobel Peace Prize for her commitment to international law and justice
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 09, 2026
ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Latest Attack on the International Criminal Court
NEW YORK – Today, the Trump administration announced sanctions on the entire International Criminal Court, only hours after one of the court’s former judges won the Nobel P...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 06, 2026
New ACLU Report Sounds the Alarm on How Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Agenda is Eroding Democracy
Report shows deportation machine is being used to silence critics, consolidate presidential power and carry out a white nationalist agenda – and calls on lawmakers to act
Sep 24, 2026
District Court Grants Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
Permanent injunction comes months after documents revealed that ICE violated court order to reduce overcrowding at temporary holding facility in New York
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Court case: Barco Mercado v. Mullin
Sep 23, 2026
New ACLU and Amnesty International USA Report Uncovers Widespread Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech Across College Campuses
Findings Show Concerted Efforts to Censor and Retaliate Against Speech in support of Palestinian Rights in Colleges and Universities
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Free Speech
Sep 11, 2026
ACLU Statement Commemorating 25 Years Since September 11 Attacks
NEW YORK – In remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the f...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
Human Rights
+2 Issues
States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Human Rights
+3 Issues
Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants To Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends
We’ve already seen what that looks like in places like Memphis; New “Model Cities Initiative” would spread it to other cities -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Deaths In Detention: Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps Into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths. Explore News & Commentary.Deaths in Detention: ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Detention Camps into Warehouses Despite Record Deaths
Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Human Rights
Aclu Joins Coalition Calling For Fifa To Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup. Explore News & Commentary.ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown.