Since 1950

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is the nation's oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition. For more than 75 years, we’ve been fighting the intractable — together.

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We are living in an era of unprecedented threats to our democracy and attacks on our rights, but we must remember that we — the diverse coalition of Americans of every background and identity and ability who know that we all have a stake in each other's lives and futures — are the majority in this country. In this moment, we are called to recognize and leverage our collective power.

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Vision for Justice

Envisioning a new approach to public safety that honors the dignity and human rights of all people

And Still I Vote

Protecting the freedom to vote and realizing the promise of democracy for all in America

Center for Civil Rights and Technology

Ensuring that new technologies further, not hinder, civil rights protections

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Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a “Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech”

Civil Rights Enforcement News / May 20, 2026
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Statement of Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Hearing

Civil Rights Enforcement News / May 20, 2026
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