The Goldin Institute works to build grassroots partnerships for global change. They help communities achieve their goals in the areas of poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability, women’s leadership, and conflict resolution. Through a combination of initiatives, the Institute promotes innovative, community-driven partnerships between various stakeholders and sectors of civil society.
FUNDECOM is a community-based feminist organization working in the promotion, protection and frontline defense of Human Rights of Adolescent Girls and Women in Rural areas and human settlements in Nicaragua. FUNDECOM es una organización feminista de base comunitaria, referente en la promoción, protección y defensa en primera línea de Derechos Humanos de NiñasAdolescentes y…
Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) supports activists to defend their own civil and political rights though the provision of training, resources and up to date information on the rights to protest in the State of Victoria.
Equal Access is an international not for profit organization (501c3), headquartered in San Francisco and working throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East. A communications for social change organization that combines the power of media with community mobilization, Equal Access creates customized communications strategies and outreach solutions that address the most critical challenges affecting people…
The Cambodian Women in Crisis Center (CWCC) seeks to contribute to the empowerment of vulnerable women and girls through protection, prevention and advocacy in order to promote a peaceful, gender-equitable and compassionate society. Their mission is to facilitate the empowerment of women and girls to claim their universal human rights to personal security and to…
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is an advocacy organization facilitating grassroots participation by empowering local communities through education of their civil and political rights. It facilitates constructive interaction between Cambodian civil society and the international community in order to advocate the progressive realization of Cambodian human rights.
We, The Protestors exists as a space for protestors nationwide to access the tools and resources to mobilize and organize It is a hub and a source of information. This will never replace the pace and power of Twitter, the flow of Tumblr, or the grace of Instagram – social media has sustained the movement.…
The US Human Rights Network is a national network of organizations and individuals working to strengthen a human rights movement and culture within the United States led by the people most directly impacted by human rights violations. They work to secure dignity and justice for all.
Upside Down World is an online magazine covering activism and politics in Latin America. It provides concerned global citizens with independent reporting on Latin American social movements and governments that have refused to prostrate themselves to the interests of corporate globalization, and instead have focused their work on addressing the needs of the people. While corporate media often distorts or overlooks this progressive, regional trend, Upside Down World seeks to provide an alternative resource for information about the achievements and challenges of these people-powered movements.
Overbrook supports varying approaches to defending human rights defenders in Latin America. These strategies for defending human rights activists on the ground range from physically extracting activists who find themselves in dangerous situations, to organizing campaigns calling international attention to activists under attack, to providing them with training on how to operate safely on the internet and maintain secure and private communications with their fellow activists.
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