civil liberties union
Freedom defense group
A civil liberties union is an organization that advocates for constitutional rights and individual freedoms, typically through legal action, lobbying, and public education.
Such groups defend free speech, privacy, due process, and protection from discrimination.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the most prominent example: The civil liberties union filed suit against the surveillance program.
- ACLUAdvocacy group for constitutional protections
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- free speechProtected verbal liberty
- religious freedomRight to practice faith
advocacy · constitution · amendment · protest · lawsuit · class action · defense · legal aid · pro bono · justice · dissent · police accountability · speech · privacy · equality · voting rights · immigrant rights · lawyers
civil liberties unionGestapo
Nazi secret police
authoritarian regime · secret police · Stasi · KGB · thought police
civil liberties unionsecret police
Clandestine state security apparatus
fascist party · police union · intelligence agency · Stasi · KGB
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