Your Rights
If you are seeking legal help in immigration, child welfare, asylum or other issues, this is a list of lawyers willing to work pro-bono. Please choose which group to call after carefully reading the areas that they will work with you in.
Lawyers for Civil Rights
EOIR Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
HOTLINE TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF BIAS-MOTIVATED THREATS, HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE
Concerns of the Muslim community about bullying and discrimination
Mass Commission Against Discrimination
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU
https://lawyersforcivilrights.org/get-help/legal-resources/
CAIR, USCMO and MLFA work with the ACLU America Civil Liberties Union
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/religious-freedom
While CAIR-MA offers a comprehensive list of resources for immigrants, the information in several states. As we have all seen, ICE is willing to violate the rights of immigrants and citizens alike, including using deadly force. PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR OWN SAFETY IN ANY
ENCOUNTER WITH ICE.
Know Your Rights | Religious Freedom | ACLU
Your rights.
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits religious discrimination in the rental, sale, and financing of homes, with some exemptions (e.g., for small, owner-occupied buildings).
www.aclu.org
Know Your Rights | Immigrants’ Rights | ACLU
Your rights. If you are arrested by the police, you have the right to a government-appointed lawyer, and should ask for one immediately.
If arrested, you have the right to a private phone call within a reasonable time of your arrest, and police may not listen to the call if it is made to a lawyer.
NEWS & COMMENTARY – MLFA
Most people understand employment discrimination as workplace conduct targeting individuals based on their own protected characteristics, such as race, gender, national origin,…
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