civil rights group

A cause-oriented organization whose members share the goal of achieving equal opportunity for all people including racial and ethnic groups, people with a disability, and women. Civil rights groups seek changes in the sociopolitical system that fosters discrimination, ethnic stereotyping, and inequitable treatment in legal institutions. Some of the major national civil rights groups include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Indian Movement (AIM), Anti-Defamation League of B'nai-B'rith, National Organization for Women (NOW), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Operation PUSH, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Concern for the Dying, as well as the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and National Right-to-Life Committee (NRLC). Many state and federal organizations, including the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, are concerned with the enforcement of civil rights laws.