In recent memory, the West, led by the U.S., has intervened in several cases to rid a country of an authoritarian government and put in its place a more democratic system. However, there is also a long track record of propping up regimes, for strategic and economic reasons, that embody everything the West claims to stand against.

Civil Rights Director Christina Abraham spoke at the Midwest Regional Conference of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression on February 12.

Join us to support the people of Libya against a dictatorship. We stand by the peaceful protests in Libya as they struggle for freedom and democracy.

70 men and women rallied at the Daley Center Plaza to increase public awareness of the situation in Libya. See pictures and video from the event here.