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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Southern Center for Human Rights

The Southern Center for Human Rights provides representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, and advocates for reforms in the criminal justice system in the South.

Atlanta, Georgia

Grand Rapids Pride Center

Empowering Our LGBTQ Community Through Supportive Services and Awareness.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

CASA MILAGRO FOUNDATION

Providing love, life skills and inspirational hope to child victims of commercial sexual exploitation in Costa Rica.

Miami, Florida

The American Pakistan Foundation

The American Pakistan Foundation (APF) is dedicated to socio-economic and cultural development in Pakistan and building lasting bridges among peoples, leaders, and institutions of Pakistan and the United States.

New York, New York

Cultural Vistas

Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that annually serves more than 5,000 students, professionals, and emerging leaders through career-focused international internships, educational study tours, language immersion and cultural exchange programs in the United States and around the world.

New York, New York

HOVSEPIAN MINISTRIES

Our mission is to advocate for the persecuted church of Iran and equip isolated believers with resources for spiritual development. We do this by producing and distributing Christ-centered media content in the Farsi language, and sharing the stories of persecuted believers.

Burbank, California

Karuna Center For Peacebuilding

Our mission is to empower people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace.

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Refuge International

Refuge exists to glorify God by partnering with local churches to love refugees and immigrants.

Louisville, Kentucky

Asian Pacific Community Fund

Our mission is to cultivate philanthropists to invest in organizations that empower underserved Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) to prosper by building healthier communities, creating a stronger API voice, and developing API leaders.

Los Angeles, California

SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES

SASS is a non-profit organization providing outreach, advocacy and support to survivors of sexual violence and their partners, families and friends throughout Eugene-Springfield and the rest of Lane County.

Eugene, Oregon

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc.

SPAN is a human rights organization committed to ending violence against adults, youth and children through support, advocacy, education and community organizing. SPAN began providing services in 1979 and is crucial to the network of support that offers critical “safety net” services to vulnerable, low-income and at-risk populations. It is the only organization serving Boulder, western Broomfield, smaller towns and unincorporated Boulder County designed to provide shelter and advocacy for victims of interpersonal violence at a time when our community is experiencing higher domestic violence rates than national and state averages.

BOULDER, Colorado