International Advocacy

Protecting Voting Rights and Civic Engagement

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Free and equal participation in elections and government is the foundational principle of democracy. Democracy in the U.S. is increasingly threatened by authoritarian efforts to suppress voting rights and limit the representation of people of color in government. While legislative bodies and courts are failing in their duty to protect these rights, the SPLC is sounding the alarm to international bodies and seeking their intervention.

Click on any of our other core areas of work to find the SPLC’s submissions to international human rights bodies.