United States: Know Your Rights
12/14/2001
SUMMARY
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) forwards this information about how to obtain a pamphlet produced by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), detailing the rights of US citizens and foreigners in the US, in the event they are detained by the police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) or the Customs Service.
Please contact the ACLU or an attorney about any further legal questions and concerns, and/or for representation.
FORWARDED INFORMATION
Subject:ACLU: What To Do If You're Stopped By The Police, The FBI, The INS or Customs
From the American Civil Liberties Union:
Dear Activists,
The ACLU's new informational pamphlet - Know Your Rights: What To Do If You're Stopped By The Police, The FBI, The INS, Or The Customs Service - is currently available.
As you have no doubt heard, Attorney General Ashcroft's has plans for combating terrorism which include using FBI and local law enforcement to "interview" foreign students. We feel it is very important to distribute Know Your Rights flyers on college campuses and elsewhere to Middle Eastern people and people who are perceived as Middle-Eastern so that they have information on what their rights are before being questioned.
If you can help disseminate this important information about peoples' rights, please contact the ACLU and we will get pamphlets to you.
English, Spanish, and Arabic versions are available immediately at:
- ENGLISH: http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights.pdf
- SPANISH: http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights_sp.pdf
- ARABIC: http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights_ar.pdf
and Hindi, Farsi, and Punjabi versions can be obtained soon.
Please contact Gigi Pandian at gpandian@aclunc.org or (415) 621-2493 x358, OR Lisa Maldonado at lisam@aclunc.org or (415) 621-2493 x346.
Lisa Maldonado
Field Director ACLU of Northern California
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460
San Francisco, Ca 94103
415-621-2493 ext. 346
415-255-1478 (Fax)
visit our website at www.aclunc.org
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