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These are leading organizations in the fight for human rights around the world: Amnesty
International "is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for
internationally recognized human rights. Local Amnesty International Chapter 610 is led by Philip Randall at 27 NW Mueller Avenue, Bend, OR 97701-2525. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Crimes of War Project "is a collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict. Our goal is to promote understanding of international humanitarian law among journalists, policymakers, and the general public, in the belief that a wider knowledge of the legal framework governing armed conflict will lead to greater pressure to prevent breaches of the law, and to punish those who commit them." Crisis Pictures - photojournalism showing the realities of war. The Fair Labor Association "is a non-profit organization combining the efforts of industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), colleges and universities to promote adherence to international labor standards and improve working conditions worldwide." The Darfur Scorecard web site keeps track of politicians' votes related to the genocide in Darfur. The Genocide Intervention Network is also active in this crisis. Freedom House, "a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, is a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Through a vast array of international programs and publications, Freedom House is working to advance the remarkable worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom." The Global Fund for Women, an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice, advocates for and defends women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. The Guantanamo Human Rights Commission was launched at a press conference at the House of Commons, London on January 20th 2004. The Commission's long term objective is to achieve an end to all forms of internment without trial, whether in Guantanamo, or in Britain in Belmarsh and Woodhill, or on the island of Diego Garcia. This site also has links to related organizations. The Human Rights Campaign works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equal rights. Human Rights First "works in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law." This organization was formerly known as The Lawyers Committee on Human Rights. Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. International Campaign to Ban Landmines The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is a non-profit membership organization that works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet. The National Women's Law Center has a mission "to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives." The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International: TASSC International is a coalition of torture survivors, currently representing more than 60 countries and ethnic groups working towards the abolition of torture and ill treatment currently practiced by more than 150 governments. This site has a long list of links to other organization involved in human rights. Nat Hentoff's columns dealing with human and civil rights are featured on line at the Village Voice Articles: Alfred McCoy on the CIA's road to Abu Ghraib - A TomGram from TomDispatch.com: See also School of the Americas and the Burma page |
"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet the are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt (March 27, 1958) |
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