House Must Reject Trump’s Xenophobic Bans
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the NO BAN Act:
Civil Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Block DOJ Police Funding Program ‘Operation Relentless Pursuit’
WASHINGTON, DC – Civil Rights Corps, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and more than 75 civil rights groups from around the country submitted a letter to the House Committees on Appropriations and Oversight and Reform in opposition to Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP), the Department of Justice program that encourages the over-policing of Black and Brown communities while doing nothing to increase public safety.
In Univision, Zwarensteyn Underscores How Trump, McConnell Ignore Systematic Racism and COVID-19 to Transform the Courts
WASHINGTON – President Trump, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, and Judiciary Chairman Graham are failing to meaningfully and effectively address the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the state-sanctioned violence against Black and Brown people, Lena Zwarensteyn, fair courts campaign director at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, writes in a Univision opinion piece. She notes that they have instead been singularly focused on stacking the courts with unfit judges, and recently hit the grim milestone of 200 lifetime judicial confirmations during the Trump administration.
Advocates Call for Expanded 2020 Census COVID-19 Safety Measures
WASHINGTON – Advocates are calling for expanded measures to better protect the public and census workers, following the U.S. Census Bureau’s news briefing today on changes made to field operations due to COVID-19. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, National Urban League, and National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund noted gaps in the bureau’s plan and demanded stronger protections.
Facebook’s Civil Rights Audit Shows Need for Reforms
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and leading civil rights groups issued the following statement on Facebook’s civil rights audit:
Readout of Civil Rights Leaders Call with Facebook
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., issued the following joint statement on their call with Facebook leadership: