Links Index
- Conservative Support for Civil Liberties
- Freedom of Information/Government Accountability
- General Information about Legislation and Policies that Threaten the Bill of Rights
- Intellectual Freedom/Freedom of Expression
- Materials for Resolution Campaigns
- Privacy Issues
- Targeted Communities
- Torture and Detention
- Other Helpful Links
Conservative Support for Civil Liberties
- BORDC's Conservative Voices Page
- CATO Institute, a long-time staunch advocate of protecting fundamental civil liberties, and their Terrorism and Civil Liberties page.
- The Rutherford Institute, a civil liberties organization that provides free legal services to people whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated.
Freedom of Information/Government Accountability
- Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, provides timely information on freedom of information issues and on what journalism organizations are doing to foster greater transparency in government.
- Federation of American Scientists, Project on Government Secrecy, works to challenge excessive government secrecy and to promote public oversight.
- OpenTheGovernment.org, a coalition of journalists, consumer and good government groups, environmentalists, labor and others focused on making the federal government a more open place to make us safer, strengthen public trust in government, and support our democratic principles.
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Homefront Confidential, report on how the War on Terrorism Affects Access to Information and the Public's Right to Know.
- National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, an alliance of whistleblowers determined to address our nation's security weaknesses by working to promote governmental and legal reform, to inform the public of whistleblowing activity, and to provide security for other whistleblowers.
General Information about Legislation and Policies that Threaten the Bill of Rights
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has worked to fight violations of civil liberties since 1920.
- Broken Laws, Broken Lives, a report by Physicians for Human Rights on torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo Bay
- Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age.
- Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern.
- Center for National Security Studies, founded in 1974 to work for control of the FBI and CIA and to prevent violations of civil liberties in the United States.
- FindLaw Terrorism articles, columns about September 11 attacks and their aftermath.
- Friends Committee on National Legislation, Civil Liberties and Human Rights page.
- Human Rights First (previously the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights), works to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law.
- Lexis-Nexis free news page on terrorism issues, free news compilation about terrorism.
- People for the American Way, Constitutional Liberties, advocates for the values and institutions that sustain a democratic society.
- Rights Working Group, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties, immigrant rights and civil rights organizations fighting for the preservation of fundamental liberties.
- UUA Commission on Social Witness includes resources for education and advocacy efforts relating to civil liberties.
- Washington Post Guide to Guantánamo Detainees
Intellectual Freedom/Freedom of Expression
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, good resources on legislation for and against freedom of expression.
- American Library Association, excellent links regarding the USA PATRIOT Act and libraries:
- Campaign for Reader Privacy, information on how to support the Freedom to Read Protection Act and other legislation aimed at rolling back the USA PATRIOT Act.
- Colorado Association of Libraries, resources and information for libraries on the USA PATRIOT Act, inlcuding guidelines for law enforcement inquiries and frequently asked questions.
- Free Expression Network, links to articles and other useful web sites.
- PEN Center USA, Freedom to Write page
Materials for Resolution Campaigns
- BORDC's Recommended Resources, excellent documentaries and books on threats to civil liberties and the Bill of Rights defense movement.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit group of passionate people — lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries — working to protect your digital rights.
- Electronic Privacy Information Center USA PATRIOT Act page, established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
- Safeguarding Privacy in the Fight Against Terrorism, a report by the Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee.
- Amnesty International
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Torture is not US
- Torture and Abolition Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) International
- BORDC's Threatened Communities Page
- Disappeared in America, information about American Muslims who have been detained without charge, including audio clips, photos, and more.
- A Chilling Effect? Alaska's Heartland Reacts to the Patriot Act, an award-winning website created by students at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks documenting community-members' reactions to the Patriot Act.
- Patriot Debates: A Sourceblog for the USA PATRIOT Debate
- ReclaimDemocracy.org, dedicated to restoring democratic authority over corporations, reviving grassroots democracy, and revoking the power of money and corporations to control government and civic society.