Human Rights

The members of The Fair Trade Zone are working to avoid that fate. This Nicaraguan cooperative was formed after Hurricane Mitch by a group of 11 women facing the loss of all of their belongings. more

Instead of buying a high-tech device for your own family or friend, why not get one for someone who really needs it? A digital voice recorder in the hands of an activist in India can record the voices of people who will never be heard without it. more

Battered immigrant women face a unique set of challenges as they struggle for safety in the United States. more

Your gift will provide trafficking awareness, job skills, or entrepreneurial training for an at-risk Moldovan woman or girl. She will learn how to recognize trafficking schemes and prepare to enter the workforce. She will learn new job skills, how to find employment, and interview successfully. more

By funding the participation of a West African woman for one year of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program, you will change the life of one woman, her family, and her community through our respectful, positive methods of sustainable social transformation. more

Your gift of ten urgent appeal letters will break the silence on one or more abuses of human rights in Asia. You will pay for the cost of sending the letters by fax and mail to government officials, international rights monitors and others around the world. more

You can help launch one of a new generation of Asian activists by paying for a week of food and travel expenses for one human rights intern. Some food and a bus fare may not sound like anything special, but it is. more

Your gift to support litigation would allow lawyers and activists to bring forward key cases to advance and protect the rights of people living with or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. more

Your gift will enable Equality Now to produce and distribute Women's Action campaign alerts to approximately 50 members of the Women's Action Network, who voice their opposition to human rights violations against women and girls by contacting government authorities, circulating petitions and raising awareness in the... more

Your gift of $50 will enable USCRI to spend two hours of research in support of its Anti-Warehousing Campaign. more

In countries where human rights are often violated, legal aid plays a crucial role: the most decisive indicator of the reduction of abuse and torture is the early presence of a defense attorney. By actively working with local legal aid offices and lawyers, we can prevent human rights abuses from ever happening. more

Local indigenous communities are demanding that the government secure their consent before allowing mining to proceed. Your gift funds an hour of a lawyer's time to help a community defend their right to land and clean water. more