FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2026

Contact: Court Beyer, cbeyer@americanhumanist.org

WASHINGTON – The following is a statement from American Humanist Association Executive Director Fish Stark in response to the Department of Justice’s indictment of civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

“The Trump Administration’s targeting of the SPLC is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the institutions that stand between this administration and unchecked power. For decades, the SPLC has been at the center of the fight against hatred and bigotry in this country. And that is exactly why they are being targeted.

“When those in power begin rewriting history – elevating extremists as patriots and recasting the protection of marginalized communities as persecution – it is the organizations bearing witness and fighting back that become the enemy. For this reason, the American Humanist Association stands proudly in solidarity with the SPLC and everyone they serve.”

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The American Humanist Association (AHA) works to protect the rights of humanists, atheists, and other nontheistic Americans. The AHA advances the ethical and life-affirming worldview of humanism, which—without beliefs in gods or other supernatural forces—encourages individuals to live informed and meaningful lives that aspire to the greater good of humanity.

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