Human Rights

Human Rights

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 19...

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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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FRIENDSHIPS FOR HOPE INC

OUR MISSION We believe we are called to help the oppressed, the poor, the immigrants and the refugees of our community to become educationally, economically, physically and socially viable. Friendships for Hope will provide the oppressed, the poor, the immigrants and the refugees of San Diego County a safe loving environment where they are able to obtain the essential tools to flourish in our mutual community.

National City, California
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CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CACJ has been fighting for fairness and justice in the courts and legislature of California since 1973. We provide educational seminars and resources to keep our members at the forefront in defending those accused of crimes and advocating for our Constitutional rights

SACRAMENTO, California
Choices Resource Ctr

Choices Resource Ctr

Our mission is to be an advocate for the sanctity of human life, providing spiritual, physical, and emotional resources to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies and related issues while sharing the love of Jesus Christ.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee
ABUNDANT HOPE INTERNATIONAL

ABUNDANT HOPE INTERNATIONAL

Passion Statement: “Go, visit the Holocaust Survivors. Hug, kiss and love them; tell them I love them.” With these words burning in her heart, Susan Heagy began visiting Survivors of the Shoah, bringing hope and compassion to many who were alone and forgotten. Susan, and those who joined her in her efforts, soon discovered an entire segment of the population starved for relationship and the loving touch of someone who cared. These people were bereft of family members through the brutality of the Nazis during the Second World War. Traumatized and orphaned, both emotionally and literally, they made their way to Israel and other places in the world. Sadly, many are still alone today. Abundant Hope International (AHI) is making a difference in the lives of these special people who are so close to the Heart of Adonai. Through visitation, Survivor Adoption, volunteering and educational programs, Survivors of the Shoah are receiving the hugs, kisses and love they so desperately need. Survivors are dying at the rate of one every thirty minutes in Israel; time is short. AHI is working quickly to relieve the suffering of loneliness among the last of the Survivors. We trust the God of Abraham, Isaac and Yacov. HaShem loves these sweet Survivors even more than we do. We trust their own Messiah will speak to them as we bring our offerings of love, without conditions. We need more hands and feet to go and embrace them. We welcome you to join us.

San Antonio, Texas

Prison Entrepreneurship Program

PEP unites executives and inmates through entrepreneurial passion and servant leadership to transform lives, restore families and rebuild communities.

Houston, Texas
Silent Rights

Silent Rights

An organization established in 2020 for the fight against Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence. Our focus is to provide services and resources for women to help them rebuild their lives after abuse. We have set out to ensure that we can provide all our services at no cost, and without restrictions, so that no woman feels like she is alone or cannot fight back because of financial restrains. We currently offer the following community services: • Emotional Support • Legal Guidance • Counseling • Life Coaching • Physical wellness and boot camps

Alberton, Gauteng
Aid for Women

Aid for Women

Founded in 1978, Aid for Women helps thousands of women each year in the Chicago metropolitan area who find themselves facing unexpected pregnancies. Each woman is provided with the emotional, practical and spiritual support that she needs to choose life for her unborn baby and to provide a better future for herself and her children.

Chicago, Illinois
Gospel Justice Initiative

Gospel Justice Initiative

A grassroots movement of people who care about justice for vulnerable people unable to access our justice system. We engage in systemic advocacy while equipping local communities to live out the gospel through justice and compassion.

ELGIN, Illinois
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA

IIBA is a non-profit organization that provides high-quality low-cost legal immigration services to community members who need them most. This past year we helped nearly 10,000 individuals and their families with applications for citizenship, work authorization, adjustment of status, as well as with a host of other services. Generous donations from individuals, in addition to grants from private foundations and government agencies, allow IIBA to provide assistance for free or on a sliding-fee-scale based on income to many who might not otherwise be able to afford the services they need.

San Francisco, California
Crisis Aid International

Crisis Aid International

Crisis Aid International was officially incorporated in 2002. We have since provided more than 10.4 million pounds of food to 1.7 million people in 11 countries and currently concentrate efforts in East Africa and the United States. We are committed to “helping the helpless” with relief efforts locally and globally and equipping those who are beyond the crisis to take responsibility by providing programs which train, inspire and move them to independent, self-sustaining living.

Saint Louis, Missouri
Arise Foundation

Arise Foundation

Arise is an anti-slavery NGO. Our mission is to build the strength, sustainability and direct impact of frontline groups working to prevent slavery and human trafficking. We push power out to local groups and their networks – often hugely powerful, but marginalised and underdeveloped, actors in the global fight against exploitation.

New York, New York
i58 Global

i58 Global

To recruit, send, and organize relief workers. Empowering them to provide aid and share hope to the refugees in Lesvos, Greece and branching out into the world.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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