http://www.lawyerscomm.org
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.
