Exactly 60 years ago — December 10, 1948 — the United Nations promulgated one of the most important documents in human history — the Declaration on Human Rights. If you have never read it, now is the time to do so. It won’t take long.
If you prefer, watch the document on this vid. Really, it […]
Most of us coast through life without giving thought to the documentation we use throughout the day to prove our identity.  So what do you do if you don’t have documentation?Â
As we’ve said before, California state law doesn’t require that you carry documentation to prove who you are, but, frankly, in our society it can […]
There is an article on the ACLU Northern California site that is a must-read, especially considering recent events in Gridley.
ACLU Chico Immigration Committee members rushed to Gridley two-weeks-ago upon hearing of ICE arrests of several people from their homes, including a 14-year-old boy. What was of greatest concern was the context in which the […]
Last weekend there was violence in Hartford, a city of 125,000 people, and 11 people were shot, including a 7-year-old child. The answer by the police is a 10 p.m. curfew of anyone 18 and under. This link takes you to the Hartford Courant article regarding the violence and the proposed curfew.
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Here is a good video that discusses some basic rights students have. It is produced by the Florida ACLU. Check it out. Watch it with your students. </code>
In one of the most remarkable documents I’ve read in a long time,  Special Rapporteur Jorge Bustamante, representing the U.N. Human Writes Council, writes about his investigations of our treatment of migrants in this country.  The document is date March 5, 2008.Â
Our government was apparently a little less than candid in allowing access to internment facilities, […]
Next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., the Chico City Council will collectively bow its head in Christian prayer at the start of its meeting just as it has on 44 other occasions over the past 3 years. On 7 occasions, the Bahai Community has begun the meeting. Buddhists have never done so. Muslims […]
Recent ACLU-compelled disclosures of previously concealed DOJ documents reveal many of the details of what has been long known: that the highest levels of the Bush administration secretly implemented an illegal torture regime. But while those torture programs began in secret, we have gradually learned more and more about them. The more time that goes […]
Everyone loves a love story. There are plenty of them on the LetCaliforniaRing website here:http://www.letcaliforniaring.orgCheck it out. Look at the great vids. Get involved. Donate some cash. All in a very good cause — so that everyone in California can enjoy the same rights of marriage.Â
The ACLU, in partnership with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is assembling defense teams to be available to assist in the legal representation of some of the Guantanamo detainees the Bush administration seeks to prosecute in the military commissions system. Retired Army Colonel Mike Pheneger talks about why this effort is important to […]
