Police Abuse in Puerto Rico: The Urgent Need for Real Change
Today, The New York Times ran letters from Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico, and Rosie Pérez, actress and activist who was a part of an ACLU fact-finding mission on police abuses in Puerto Rico. They were responding to this month'...
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ACLU Police Brutality Video Showcased By Witness.org
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...
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ACLU Police Brutality Video Showcased By Witness.org
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...
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ACLU’s Anthony Romero Discusses Police Brutality in Puerto Rico on NPR
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...
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ACLU Lens: Justice Department Report Accuses Puerto Rico Police of Abuse, Corruption and Illegal Conduct
Today, the New York Times reports that a Justice Department investigation has accused the Puerto Rico Police Department of widespread civil rights violations, corruption and illegal conduct. ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero responded to t...
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Kissing is Forbidden ("No Se Permiten Besos")
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...
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Turning a Blind Eye: The Human Rights Crisis in Puerto Rico
Today, there are American citizens who are being assaulted by police during peaceful protests, but you likely have heard very little about it. The Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), the second largest police department in the country, is out of ...
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ACLU Investigation Reveals Systematic Pattern of Police Brutality and Abuse in Puerto Rico
Preliminary Findings Call into Question Government Commitment to First Amendment Protections and Human Rights Standards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org SAN JUAN, P.R. – A violent pattern of police misconduct a...
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