Tomorrow is Human Rights Day and will mark the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR, created in response to the egregious atrocities of the Second World War, is the most foundational and inte…
The Wildflower Inn told Kate Baker and Ming Linsley that they could not have their wedding reception at the resort because the owners do not allow "gay receptions" at the facility. This discrimination clearly violated the Vermont Fair Ho…
Many people in the United States and around the world remember the horrific events of September 11th, 2001 as some of the worst crimes against humanity of the last decade. These attacks savagely flouted the fundamental values of international human …
Today, Peter Garbriel’s video advocacy non-profit Witness.org used the ACLU’s montage of protest footage from Puerto Rico as an example of effective video advocacy on its blog. The post dissects how the video contributed to the ACLU&rsquo…
Today, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin about last week’s release of a Justice Department investigation excoriating the Puerto Rican police for civil rights violations, corruption and illegal conduct. Listen to i…
Just outside the town of Ponce, on Puerto Rico’s southern coast, is a prison for girls. Although the place is named “Center for Detention and Treatment” (Centro de Detención y Tratamiento Social), little by way of “treatm…
I recently read about Finland making broadband a legal right for every citizen. Whilst this might seem a bit unusual at first glance, it does follow on from the decision of a French court last year – see my earlier…
The UK Digital Economy Bill is facing mounting criticism, as an influential group of MPs has expressed concern the bill may violate human rights.
So what do we think about the Google China affair then? For anyone who has been hiding under a rock on Pluto lately, Google announced on January 13th that it “may end its operations in China following a “sophisticated and targeted” cyber attack origina…
I almost thought I would never live to see the day but yes the Lisbon Treaty has cleared its final hurdle and will become European law possibly in December 2009.It’s all rather a damp squib for a UK privacy lawyer though. (Even one who is healthily sc…