Reading time: 3 minutes Last week, we learned a lot of lessons, from virtually attending RightsCon, the world’s biggest summit in this digital age. This year marks the tenth anniversary of this conference, and featured over 1,000 speakers and more than 500 sessions. This resource roundup contains organizations and tools designed to safely connect and collaborate with human rights…
The Bolivia Information Forum (BIF) was formed in mid-2006 by a group of people interested in the country and keen to make information about recent political and social developments in Bolivia more easily available to a UK-based audience. All of BIF’s founding members have expertise in and direct experience of Bolivia or Latin America in…
Promover y proteger los derechos y libertades de expresión, prensa, acceso a la información y asociación. Así como el periodismo independiente y de calidad.
openDemocracy is an independent, not-for-profit digital commons that seeks to champion human rights through open discussion and debates. They welcome contributors who bring well-reasoned ideas and arguments. Their sections focus on liberty in the post-Soviet world, gender equality, democracy in the UK, different sources of conflict, social justice, and the “Arab Awakening.”
Land Center for Human Rights is a nongovernmental, non-profit organization. They seek to improve the economic and social conditions of agrarian workers in Egypt, as well as enhance their knowledge of their rights and connections with rights-based organizations. The Center furthers this goal by providing legal assistance, issuing reports and studies, holding training courses, forming…
The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) is committed to pioneering academic research on women in the Arab world. The institute also seeks to empower women through development programs and education, and to serve as a catalyst for policy change regarding women’s rights in the region. An active and highly esteemed institute,…
The idea of creating a Women’s Fund in Central America was concretized in 2003, as a feminist alternative to face the adverse scenario for development cooperation that was foreseen, especially for social movements and grassroots organizations. In this context, the Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM) is born to support grassroots organizations lead and formed by…
Polaris, named after the North Star that guided slaves to freedom in the U.S., disrupts the conditions that allow human trafficking to thrive in our society. From working with government leaders to protect victims’ rights, to building partnerships with the world’s leading technology corporations, we spark long-term change that focuses communities on identifying, reporting and…
AWID is an international, feminist, membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights. It’s mission is to strengthen the voice, impact and influence of women’s rights advocates, organizations and movements internationally to effectively advance the rights of women.
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation contribute towards the protection, promotion and consolidation of good governance by empowering rural and urban communities in Malawi to be aware of and exercise their rights through research, advocacy and net-working in order to realize human development.
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