Human Rights

Human Rights

Despite ongoing challenges, there have been significant positive developments in human rights worldwide. For example, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.9 billion in 19...

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Despite ongoing challenges, there have been significant positive developments in human rights worldwide. For example, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 689 million in 2019, with many countries making significant progress in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and healthcare. The global literacy rate has also increased from 77% in 1980 to 86% in 2016, with significant gains made in countries such as China and India. In addition, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of human rights, with many countries adopting new laws and policies to protect the rights of marginalized communities. For example, in 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal, while around the same time, India decriminalized homosexuality. These positive developments indicate that progress is being made in advancing human rights worldwide, although there is still much work to be done to ensure that all people are able to live with dignity and freedom.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST PROHIBITION EDUCATION FUND

Modeled on Vietnam Vets Against the War, LEAP brings unquestionable credibility and first hand experience to its critique of our drug policies to wide audiences. Find out why Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow said, "Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is a singular organization whose credibility and experience provide one of the strongest voices against the War on Drugs anywhere in the world."

Silver Spring, Maryland
Unite the People Inc.

Unite the People Inc.

Unite The People Inc. promotes social justice throughout the United States and provides professional affordable legal services to California. Our organization's mission is to become a pillar of hope in the lives of the many people affected by incarceration, whether it be individuals who are incarcerated or their families. We aim to bring beneficial change for those disproportionately affected by a system that neglects to see all people are capable of rehabilitation. Through campaign and service, we hope to aid as many individuals who have chosen to use their sentence time to better themselves and who wish to prove they can be contributing members to society. We want to assist those who do not deserve or wish to be swallowed by the penal institutions and labeled as a lost cause. We believe the goal of penitentiaries should be rehabilitation, not punishment, and we work to see needed changes are made.

Long Beach, California
Southern Vision Alliance

Southern Vision Alliance

Southern Vision Alliance (SVA) is a justice-centered values-based “grassroots intermediary” organized to provide incubation, infrastructure, capacity building, coaching, and technical assistance to frontline organizing projects, leadership programs, and collaborations led by directly-impacted communities in the US South. We are an anchor for frontline groups and leaders to disrupt and transform power for collective liberation.

Durham, North Carolina
FUNDaFIELD

FUNDaFIELD

FUNDaFIELD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, run by students, dedicated to enriching the lives of less fortunate kids in the developing world through sports. FUNDaFIELD utilizes the therapeutic power of sports to support the rehabilitation and recovery process in post-conflict and post-trauma regions around the world. We work with local communities to provide soccer fields, soccer equipment and to host soccer tournaments.

Danville, California
GLOBAL REFUGE INTERNATIONAL

GLOBAL REFUGE INTERNATIONAL

We find people in dire need throughout the world and do all we can to meet their urgent humanitarian needs and alleviate their suffering.

Arvada, Colorado

Grand Rapids Pride Center

Empowering Our LGBTQ Community Through Supportive Services and Awareness.

Grand Rapids, Michigan
UNHCR

UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect and assist displaced people around the world and to help find lasting solutions for them.

Geneva

THERE IS NO LIMIT INC

There Is No Limit Foundation’s mission is to ensure people, especially women and children, live in dignity and security while reaching their full socio-economic potential.

New York, New York
Legacy House

Legacy House

Legacy House, a public 501(C)(3), is a long-term aftercare program created to support human trafficking survivors, providing a loving and stable home environment where we work with survivors toward self-sufficiency.

Willits, California
Noise for Now

Noise for Now

NOISE FOR NOW is a national initiative that enables performers to connect with and financially support grassroots organizations that work in the field of Reproductive Justice including abortion access. NOISE FOR NOW is the link between touring musicians, progressive promoters, and local reproductive rights organizations in cities across the country. Reproductive health care services, including access to safe and legal abortion, are under attack. By organizing benefit concerts and campaigns, NOISE FOR NOW provides a way for performers to use their talents to raise money and send a clear message that Reproductive Rights are human rights.

Santa Fe, New Mexico
AMAR INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN THE UNITED STATES

AMAR INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN THE UNITED STATES

AMAR helps people in areas of conflict, civil disorder and disruption, rebuilding lives within communities under stress by creating and sustaining professional services in medicine, public health, education and basic need provision. We rebuild lives.

Washington, District Of Columbia
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DETROIT CRIME COMMISSION

The Detroit Crime Commission’s mission is to act as a citizen ally to public and private organizations in Southeast Michigan, by facilitating the prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime leading to a safer place to live, learn and work.

Detroit, Michigan

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