Other Human Rights Issues

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As the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has observed, all human rights are indivisible and interdependent. One set of rights can’t be fully enjoyed when other rights are denied. The SPLC is working to address violations of human rights that intersect with our core impact issues.

Other Human Rights Issues:

Submission to 139th Session of Human Rights Committee: US Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — Sept. 12, 2023
Response to Call for Input to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Racism– Online Hate Speech — June 23, 2023
Submission to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Racism on combatting hate and extremism
Submission to the U.N. Expert Mechanism on Advancing Racial Justice and Equity in Law Enforcement (EMLER) on hate and extremism in law enforcement — Feb. 23, 2023
Submission to the U.N. Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity — Feb. 8, 2023
Letter calling for creation of a federal commission to study establishing a national human rights institution — Dec. 15, 2022
SPLC Report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — July 15, 2022
Report to the Organization of American States Committee on Immigration Affairs — July 14, 2022
Response to Call for Input to U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights — Feb. 7, 2022
Response to Call for Input to U.N. Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity — Feb. 7, 2022
Response to Call for Input to U.N. Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity — Feb. 7, 2022

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Decarceration and Decriminalization

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Protecting Democracy

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Protecting Voting Rights

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Eradicating Poverty

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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.

Joint Submission to Human Rights Commission on Voting Rights and Political Participation — Sept. 13, 2023
SPLC Report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — July 15, 2022
Request to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for a Public Hearing on Voting Rights — April 20, 2022
Response Questions from the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues — Dec. 22, 2021
Response to Call for Input to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues — Nov. 4, 2021

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Decarceration and Decriminalization

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Protecting Democracy

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Eradicating Poverty

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Eradicating Poverty

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The SPLC works to ensure that people living in poverty in the Deep South – especially people of color – are not punished or exploited because of their economic status. Injustices such as predatory lending, court debt, imprisonment for fines and fees, and the staggering costs of mass incarceration make the burdens of poverty even worse. We are calling them to the attention of international human rights organizations.

Submission to U.N. Human Rights Call for Input: Decriminalize Homelessness and Extreme Poverty — Sept. 12, 2023
Submission to the U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (Jackson, Mississippi) — May 15, 2023
Testimony before the U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent — May 2, 2023
Submission to the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
SPLC Report to the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — July 15, 2022
Submission to the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent — May 16, 2022

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

Thu, 06/23/2022

Decarceration and Decriminalization

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Thu, 06/23/2022

Protecting Democracy

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Protecting Voting Rights

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Other Human Rights Issues

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News About Our Work

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