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Human Rights and Liberties (76)
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» American Civil Liberties Union 
Litigates, lobbies, and educates the public regarding on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
http://www.aclu.org/
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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.
http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/inskids.htm
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» Civilrights.org 
Resource for current news, events, reports and organizations. Also includes information on hate crimes and affirmative action.
http://www.civilrights.org
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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/snitch/cases/aaron.html
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» 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.
http://www.deathpenalty.org
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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
http://www.hrw.org/us/
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» Human Rights and the Drug War 
Shows the actual photos of people in American prisons today and the case histories of selected inmates whose sentences illustrate the often harsh and arbitrary policies imposed on first-time, non-violent drug offenders.
http://www.hr95.org/
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» Know Your Civil Rights 
Fact Sheet - Know Your Civil Rights from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/rights.html
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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.
http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/insjails.htm
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» Nowhere to Hide 
Retaliation against women prisoners who protest sexual abuse includes a range of further abuse including rape.
http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/nowhere.htm
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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.
http://www.oromoamerican.org/
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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.
http://www.papersplease.org/
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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.
http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/police.htm
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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.
http://www.montagnards.org/
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» The Reality Zone 
A collection of quotes and links to articles that argue there has been a steady decline of liberty, freedom, privacy and justice in the United States.
http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/RealityZone.html
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» US Human Rights Reports 
Links to the most recent annual reports on human rights practices from the U.S. State Department, submitted to Congress according to law.
http://state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
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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.
http://www.hrw.org/about/initiatives/us.html
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