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American Civil Liberties Union

http://www.aclu.org/
Litigates, lobbies, and educates the public regarding on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
Amnesty International USA - Human Rights in the United States

http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/page.do?id=1011100
News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years.
Civil Rights Coalition

http://www.civilrights.org/
Resource for current news, events, reports and organizations. Also includes information on hate crimes and affirmative action.
Clarence Aaron

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/snitch/cases/aaron.html
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.
Death Penalty Focus

http://www.deathpenalty.org/
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.
FedLaw - Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunity, and Discrimination

http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal6.htm
Detailed list of links to important modern and historic civil rights and civil liberties legislation.
Huffington Post - Voting Rights

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/voting-rights
Collected news, commentary, photos and videos relating to voting rights and vote suppression in the U.S.
Human Rights and the Drug War

http://www.hr95.org/
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.
Human Rights Watch - United States

https://www.hrw.org/united-states
Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.
Papers Please

http://www.papersplease.org/
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.
Save the Montagnard People, Inc. (STMP)

http://www.montagnards.org/
Organization helping Montagnards of Vietnam's Central Highlands fight religious and political persecution and settle refugees.
The Constitutional Defense web page

http://morphogeneticjon.tripod.com/main.html
Resources on constitutional rights.
The Guardian - US Constitution and Civil Liberties

http://www.theguardian.com/law/us-constitution-and-civil-liberties
Collected news reports, analysis and commentary along with video, explainers, and related topics and links.
The Reality Zone

http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/RealityZone.html
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.
United States: Punishment and Prejudice: Racial Disparities in the War on Drugs

http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/usa/
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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