Texas is in the middle of a human rights struggle. This struggle ranges from issues such as immigration, freedom of religion and association, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender fairness to freedom from unnecessary searches and detentions by peace officers. As awareness grows of the effects that the violation of these rights have on our communities, many activists have managed to make changes in local policies to protect the human rights of their community.
The ACLU of Texas is one of the organizations spearheading the multifaceted Campaign to End Racial Profiling. Currently, the organization is providing presentations and education on the effects that racial profiling has on our human rights and what can we do to reduce and hopefully eliminate racial profiling. The campaign seeks to reduce racial profiling in Texas through public education, grassroots mobilization, and ultimately through legislative advocacy.
The ACLU of Texas is asking YOU to join the battle against racial profiling and the violation of human and civil rights. We hope that the information we provide you can empower you and your community to make the necessary changes to protect your human rights. Thank you for taking a stance and making a difference.
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Racial Profiling Publications:
Read our latest racial profiling newsletter, The Witness, in English or Spanish.
The entire dataset collected for this study includes several million police-civilian contacts representing the majority of traffic stops in Texas. This report analyzes each contributing agency's self-reported statistics, as well as the quality of the reports produced, in order to better inform policy leaders, law enforcement agencies, and community members as they address the problem and the perception of racial profiling. This is the largest set of racial profiling data that has ever been collected and analyzed, and it is the first inter-department review of contraband data collected by Texas law enforcement agencies.
This manual was commissioned by the Texas NAACP Youth and College Division, as well as the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, and it was produced in conjunction with the Campaign to End Racial profiling. Published in May, 2005, this manual reviews racial profiling statistics in eight college communities throughout Texas, and makes various interactive recommendations for organizing efforts around racial justice issues in college areas.
This manual, published in September 2001, as a joint project between the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition and the ACLU, explains the provision and effect of SB 1074 in simple terms, and it gives suggestions and advice on how communities can take full advantage of the terms of the law.
Racial Profiling News:
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(08/30/2005)
WASHINGTON ? The American Civil Liberties Union and several other prominent civil rights groups today called upon Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to investigate the apparent attempt by the Justice Department to bury an unfavorable government report on racial profiling. |
Coalition Asks DPS to Rescind New Driver’s License Regulations
A civil rights coalition today said new driver’s license rules pose an impermissible hardship to citizens and non-U.S. citizens with permission to reside lawfully in the U.S. Read More...
New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America
Today, the ACLU and the San Antonio Human and Civil Rights Coalition commemorate International Human Rights Day by calling on the Mayor and City Council to adopt a resolution committing to enact policies to eliminate racial discrimination in the city. Read More...
