ACLU, Amnesty Find Stanford Targeted Pro-Palestinian Speech

ACLU, Amnesty find Stanford targeted pro-Palestinian speech

A report contended that universities violated “basic free speech, association, and assembly right.”

Universities violated rights of protesters, ACLU report says

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International detailed how six colleges and universities violated the rights of "pro-Palestinian" student protesters and allowed campus and local law enforcement to arrest and use "unlawful and unnecessary" force against them…

Colleges Adopted “Systemic Suppression” of Protesters

Drawing on records, media reports and surveys, the ACLU and Amnesty International USA break down how colleges have “disproportionately” violated the rights of pro-Palestinian students. Government officials and university administrators took “heavy-handed” and “excessive” actions in response to campus protests after Oct. 7, 2023, actions that “disproportionately targeted” pro-Palestinian students and faculty members, creating a chilling effect that will stifle political expression for years to come, a new report says.