Human Rights

Working with the North Korean people to accelerate change.

As described on their website, "Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they are.We are the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization." Amnesty single-handedly freed 153 wrongfully imprisoned citizens, and their fight for fundamental human rights is only picking up speed.

"AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide." (from awid.org)

Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 450 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need. We direct our advocacy towards governments, armed groups and businesses, pushing them to change or enforce their laws, policies and practices. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values. We partner with organizations large and small across the globe to protect embattled activists and to help hold abusers to account and bring justice to victims.

The Carter Center is guided by the principles of our Founders, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Founded, in partnership with Emory University, on a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering, the Center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.

The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.

FREEDOM HOUSE IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PARTISAN, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO DEFEND AND EXPAND FREEDOM GLOBALLY TO HELP SECURE A WORLD WHERE ALL ARE FREE. WE IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE THREATS TO FREEDOM (RESEARCH & ANALYSIS), MOBILIZE DECISION MAKERS TO RESPOND TO THOSE THREATS AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS (POLICY & ADVOCACY), AND SUPPORT ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO DEFEND AND EXPAND FREEDOM (ACTION).

Rescue Pink Inc falls under the International Human Rights category: Organizations that work to protect individuals around the world from denial of civil rights and liberties or other arbitrary governmental interference, harassment, or abuse due to their political or religious beliefs.

PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND LAW TO SECURE HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE INVESTIGATE AND DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, GIVE VOICE TO SURVIVORS AND WITNESSES, AND PLANT SEEDS OF RECONCILIATION BY ENSURING THAT PERPETRATORS CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES.

UUSC advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies.

Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan Women and girls in Afghanistan and the USA. ln particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls (see Schedule O for details).

THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RACE, EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROMOTION AND DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. OUR VISION IS AN EQUAL SOCIETY BUILT ON THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF DISCRIMINATION.

A HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING ACHIEVING DIGNITY AND JUSTICE FOR WORKERS WORLDWIDE.

TO PROMOTE JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN SYRIA BY ENSURING THAT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE COMPREHENSIVELY DOCUMENTED, AND THAT DOCUMENTATION DATA IS SECURELY PRESERVED, CATALOGUED, AND ANALYSED TO ADVANCE TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND PEACE-BUILDING.

PROJECT EXPEDITE JUSTICE'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF MASS ATROCITIES AND SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES TO FIND JUSTICE THROUGH ALL AVAILABLE LEGAL MECHANISMS.

THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL (THE ORGANIZATION"), WAS ORGANIZED TO WORK WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL ACTIVE IN THE FIELDS OF ALIYAH (IMMIGRATION) AND ABSORPTION; SERVICE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH ISRAELI EMISSARIES (SHLICHIM) IN COMMUNITIES AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

REPRESENTATIVE VOICE OF THE ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.

THE SISTERHOOD IS GLOBAL INSTITUTE, INC. (SIGI) HAS CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, AND FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES HAS PLAYED A LEADING POLICY-FORMULATION, STRATEGIC AND ACTIVIST ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MOVEMENT.

THE MISSION OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE IN POVERTY FROM VIOLENCE BY WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO RESCUE VICTIMS, BRING THE CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE, RESTORE SURVIVORS TO SAFETY AND STRENGTH, (SEE SCHEDULE O)AND HELP LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILD A SAFE FUTURE THAT LASTS.

DESTINY RESCUE'S MISSION IS TO RESCUE CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND EQUIP THEM TO STAY FREE.

THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY IS A WOMAN-LED, PROGRESSIVE, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT CENTER FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY WORKING TO ADVANCE A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST, AND SUSTAINABLE U.S. APPROACH TO FOREIGN POLICY. THROUGH RESEARCH, CONVENING, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, WE PROVIDE NUANCED ANALYSES AND PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS TODAY'S MOST URGENT GLOBAL THREATS. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION IS THE INCLUSION AND INTEGRATION OF DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES INTO OUR RESEARCH, WHICH CENTER THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY U.S. FOREIGN POLICY BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.

TO CREATE A CLEAR AND CONFIDENT PRO ISRAEL VOICEON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS INGRASSROOTS PRO ISRAEL ADVOCACY

OK200 ORCHESTRATES AN EPIC ONE DAY, 200 MILE BIKE RIDE FROM WEST DES MOINES, IA TO OKOBOJI, IA. WE RIDE TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS TO HELP SUPPORT HUMAN TRAFFIC SURVIVORS IN NEPAL AND DES MOINES, IA.

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Provide support for the educational and cultural programs and activities of the World Federation of Free Latvians, Inc. - 501(c)(3) organization and other organizations with similar goals and purposes.

Rukundo International (R.I.) empowers Ugandas most vulnerable through educational and economic opportunities that create pathways to self-sustaining communties. R.I. is dedicated to fostering global awareness between children and adults in the United States and East Africa.

TO PROTECT, DEFEND, SUPPORT AND ACT FOR & WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WHOSE LIVES AND HEALTH ARE AT RISK AS A RESULT OF THEIR PEACEFUL AND LEGITIMATE ACTIVITIES THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF FRONT LINE DEFENDERS, AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN IRELAND.

The mission of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center is to: Establish a comprehensive and objective historical record of the human rights situation in Iran, and on the basis of this record, establish responsibility for patterns of human rights abuses Make the record available in an archive that is accessible to the public for research and educational purposes Promote accountability, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Iran and Encourage an informed dialogue on the human rights situation in Iran among scholars and the general public in Iran and abroad.

PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS WORLDWIDE

CRISIS GROUP WORKS TO PREVENT AND RESOLVE DEADLY CONFLICT AROUND THE WORLD BY INFORMING AND INFLUENCING THE PERCEPTIONS AND ACTIONS OF POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER KEY CONFLICT ACTORS. TO THIS END, WE ENDEAVOUR TO TALK TO ALL SIDES AND PROVIDE EXPERT, INDEPENDENT FIELD-CENTERED RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT.

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO END THE TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WORLDWIDE. IT PROMOTES THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS BY WORKING INTERNATIONALLY TO COMBAT COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN ALL ITS FORMS.

ADHIKAAR IS A WOMEN-LED COMMUNITY AND WORKERS' CENTER THAT PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO THE NEPALI-SPEAKING COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZES LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

NESRI works in partnership with U.S. community-based organizations to increase their capacity to build a human rights movement. NESRI focuses on economic and social rights, including education, health, housing and work with dignity.

REBUILDING ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT THAT ASSURES PALESTINIAN FAMILIES THE RIGHT TO A HOME, SCHOOLING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, SAFETY, AND A PROMISING FUTURE.

WE ARE A GLOBAL NETWORK OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS THAT CONTRIBUTE OUR SKILLS TIME AND EXPERTISE TO DEFENDING THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION WHEREVER WE SEE IT.

GoodWeave works to stop child labor in global supply chains. Permanently.

TO PROMOTE THE BROADER APPLICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW CONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO FURTHER INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY.

RECEIVE, ADMINISTER, AND EXPEND FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, AND EDUCATION PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS BOTH BORN AND UNBORN.

THE SENTRY IS AN INVESTIGATIVE AND POLICY TEAM THAT FOLLOWS THE DIRTY MONEY CONNECTED TO WAR CRIMINALS AND TRANSNATIONAL WAR PROFITEERS AND SEEKS TO SHUT THOSE BENEFITING FROM VIOLENCE OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

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THE ILF'S MISSION IS TO MAKE JUSTICE A REALITY FOR POOR PEOPLE BY FIGHTING TO GUARANTEE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR EVERYONE ARRESTED OR DETAINED. AROUND THE WORLD, WE PROVIDE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE LEGAL AID INSTITUTIONS.

Mission: Center for Survivors of Torture exists to facilitate healing, ease transition into new beginnings, and foster hope in survivors of torture, by providing specialized services addressing their comprehensive psychological, medical, and social needs; generating legal referrals; providing training opportunities for state-of-the-art professional service delivery; and collecting outcome measurements. Vision: As an accomplished first-responder to addressing the mental health needs of survivors of torture, and as a committed cohort of experts dedicated to survivors longer-term psychological care, the Center for Survivors of Torture will have an earned reputation as a collaborative partner in Texas. Values: Integrity. Compassion. Making a Difference. Activities include holistic client-centered survivor of torture services using a whole family approach, and collaborates with more than 140 organizations, maintaining membership in top-ranked professional organizations to continuously infor

CAUSA WORKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LATINO IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COALITION BUILDING. LATINO IMMIRGANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE THE HEART OF CAUSA AND INSPIRE, IMPLEMENT AND CHAMPION OUR WORK.

JVIs mission is to bring freedom, justice, and restoration to men, women, and children suffering from human trafficking and other extreme injustice by partnering with local organizations and global stakeholders.

THE FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA (FHRC) IS A 501 C3 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1992 TO PROMOTE A NONVIOLENT TRANSITION TO A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC CUBA WITH ZERO TOLERANCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. FHRC SEEKS TO EMPOWER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ACTIVISTS WHO ARE WORKING FOR CHANGE IN CUBA THROUGH NON-VIOLENT MEANS. THESE INCLUDES PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, LEGAL DEFENSE, BLOGGERS AND ANY MARGINALIZED SECTOR OF THE SOCIETY. FHRC FEELS A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER THE CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN ITS EFFORTS TO OBTAIN THIS TRANSITION. FHRC ALSO MAINTAINS INITIATIVES OUTSIDE OF CUBA TO PROMOTE EFFORTS BY CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY WITHIN THE ISLAND, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT CONDITIONS ON THE ISLAND. FHRC FEELS A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER CUBAN CIVIL SOCIETY IN ITS EFFORTS TO BRING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY TO THEIR COUNTRY.

Humanity United Action works directly and with partners to advocate for legislative policies that help transform human exploitation and violent conflict to enduring freedom and peace.

TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EMPOWER RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN CHINA PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES.

TO GIVE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY TO WOMEN AND GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRADE OF INDIA AND OTHER AREAS BY PROVIDING CARE, COUNSELING, LODGING AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES WHILE TEACHING USEFUL LIFE SKILLS.