| Death Penalty Focus - Non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment through grassroots organizing, research, and the dissemination of information. Features articles, opportunities for action, membership information and events.
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| Civilrights.org - Resource for current news, events, reports and organizations. Also includes information on hate crimes and affirmative action.
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| Nowhere to Hide - Retaliation against women prisoners who protest sexual abuse includes a range of further abuse including rape.
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| Police Brutality in the U.S. - Although variable throughout the U.S., reported human rights violations knows no bounds as far as urban / rural, rich / poor areas. Human Rights Org's details on major U.S. cities.
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| Locked Away - Increasing numbers of immigrants are being incarcerated as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) attempts to fulfill the provisions of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and immigrant Responsibility Act.
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| When One Conviction May Mean Losing The Right To Vote Forever - Losing the Vote, produced in collaboration between Human Rights Watch and The Sentencing Project, presents the first fifty-state survey of the effect of laws taking away the right to vote from people convicted of a felony.
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| Children In The Custody of The INS - Argues that the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has a conflict of interest when it acts as both jailer and caretaker of children.
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| American Civil Liberties Union - Advocating individual rights, by litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
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| Network USA - A list of sites dedicated to liberty, rights, and freedom issues. Includes the "Fight the Fingerprint", against identifying technologies.
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| Women's Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights - Provides human rights education, engages in public advocacy, and collaborates on the adoption and implementation of international human rights standards in the United States.
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| Save the Montagnard People, Inc. (STMP) - Organization helping Montagnards of Vietnam's Central Highlands fight religious and political persecution and settle refugees.
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| The Constitutional Defense web page - Resources on constitutional rights.
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| Clarence Aaron - This 23-year-old college student received three life sentences in a drug conspiracy trial based on the testimony of informants and no other evidence.
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| United States Local Transgender Organizations - Information about state and local organizations and resources for the transgender community.
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| United States: Punishment and Prejudice: Racial Disparities in the War on Drugs - The U.S. war on drugs has been waged overwhelmingly against black Americans, Human Rights Watch charges in this report which includes the first state-by-state analysis of the role of race and drugs in prison admissions.
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| Know Your Civil Rights - Fact Sheet - Know Your Civil Rights from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| American Liberties Association - A civil liberities and human rights organization that provides details into the viewpoints, issues and concerns centered around the federal government and law enforcement.
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| Human Rights Watch: United States - Reports and articles pertaining to rights of Americans. Features include surveys, archives, developments, and an email newsletter
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| Papers Please - Dudley Hiibel was jailed and fined for not showing ID to a police officer; he is appealing his conviction. Details, video, and transcript of the incident, court documents, amicus curiae briefs, and US Supreme Court docket.
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| Oromo American Citizens Council - An information center for Oromos to promote racial and economic justice and also to influence American public and foreign policy towards East Africa, especially Ethiopia.
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