Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to victims of racial discrimination.
The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure equal justice under law. The Lawyers' committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro-bono resources of the bar for legal representation, public policy advocacy and public education on civil rights matters.
Barbara R. Arnwine
An activist renowned for her work in the areas of poverty law, civil and human rights law and environmental law Ms. Arnwine is the Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Among Ms. Arnwine's major achievements was her work in the enactment of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1991. In 1994 she traveled to South Africa as part of an advance team on the Lawyers' Committee's South Africa electoral Observers Delegation; traveled to Guantanamo Bay as part of a delegation of non-governmental organizations to investigate and make recommendations regarding the legal rights of Haitian refugees.
