American Civil Liberties Union February 17, 2012 ACLU Argues Dragnet Surveillance of Americans Is Unconstitutional FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The government today asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that allowed the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the constitutionality of a law that gives the government u...

NGOs Cry "Sabotage" Over U.N. Meeting on RacismBy Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12, 2011 (IPS) - A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is accusing the U.N. Secretariat of "sabotaging" an upcoming high-level meeting on racism by upstaging it with a nuclear security summit scheduled for the same day. The high-level General Assembly meeting to commemorate the 10th anniversary of th...