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US boycotts own human rights review at UN, sparking 'American Apartheid' warning

US boycotts own human rights review at UN, sparking 'American Apartheid' warning

November 11, 2025

US officials, NGOs cry foul as Washington snubs UN rights review

US officials, NGOs cry foul as Washington snubs UN rights review

November 07, 2025

Civil Society Organizations Join UN Human Rights Council in Urging Trump Administration to Cooperate with the Universal Periodic Review

Civil Society Organizations Join UN Human Rights Council in Urging Trump Administration to Cooperate with the Universal Periodic Review

November 07, 2025

Allegheny County Council votes against reinstatement of leg shackles at county jail

Allegheny County Council votes against reinstatement of leg shackles at county jail

November 06, 2025

Nov. 13: "The Alabama Solution" Film Screening & Discussion

November 03, 2025

Nov. 6: Human Rights Crisis in the United States – Testimonies and Analysis from the Ground

Nov. 6: Human Rights Crisis in the United States – Testimonies and Analysis from the Ground

October 31, 2025

Nov. 7: Submerged Book Launch & Celebration

Nov. 7: Submerged Book Launch & Celebration

October 31, 2025

Supporters wanting to ‘free Hoagie’ packed Superior Court hearing seeking justice

Supporters wanting to ‘free Hoagie’ packed Superior Court hearing seeking justice

October 29, 2025

Guns, soda tax, and paid sick leave: How Pa. Supreme Court rulings have shaped cities

Guns, soda tax, and paid sick leave: How Pa. Supreme Court rulings have shaped cities

October 22, 2025

Rogers pushes back on Trump administration to keep $500M Eastern KY prison funding

Rogers pushes back on Trump administration to keep $500M Eastern KY prison funding

October 21, 2025

“I’ve been following the work of the Abolitionist Law Center for quite a long time. If we’re going to begin the process of eliminating structural racism, we certainly have to start with prisons.”

Angela Y. Davis

Abolitionist Law Center
P.O. Box 23032
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
info@alcenter.org