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THE DEATH PENALTY - TORTURE REFINED?
Randy Coyne
By Randy Coyne, National Board Representative
Presently, 36 states (including Oklahoma) and the federal government are in the execution business. All of these jurisdiction
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RESTORATION OF THE ANTI-DEATH PENALTY PROJECT
Matt Whalen, Project Director
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is proud to announce the revitalization of the ACLU of Oklahoma Anti-Death Penalty Project. This project has been dormant for the past decade and members of t
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ACLU CASE ON BEHALF OF UNFAIRLY DETAINED MUSLIM MAN CURRENTLY IN SETTLEMENT TALKS
Abdullah al-Kidd
The ACLU National Office, in conjunction with the state affiliate, initiated a lawsuit last fall on behalf of a Muslim man who was unfairly detained and mistreated at the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center
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ACLU SUPPORTS MUSLIM COUPLE'S RIGHT TO WEAR RELIGIOUS ATTIRE
Malik and Minimah Muhammad
The ACLU of Oklahoma was contacted this spring by Malik and Minimah Muhammad, a Muslim couple involved in a case being handled in Oklahoma County District Court. In accordance with sincerely held religious beliefs. Mr. Muhammad wears a skull cap known as a Kufi. Similarly, Mrs. Muhammed wears a hea
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JOANN BELL REPRESENTS ACLU AT THE UNITED NATIONS
UN delegates, Joann Bell second from right
Representatives from four local ACLU offices joined Lenora Lapidus of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project and Ashwini Hardikar of the ACLU Human Rights Program at the 51st Annual International Commiss
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