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Support Amnesty International as we initiate the biggest piece of research, campaigning and empowerment work in our history as part of the Demand Dignity campaign. 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 We cannot allow the destruction of women and girls' education to continue, with education so crucial to long-term empowerment. The Feminist Majority Foundation is working to keep Afghan girls' schools open, as well as to reopen those schools that have been closed. 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 With your help, SAI can help send a worker or manager in China to another factory to talk about how their factory has improved, and some of the benefits to workers and to productivity, by adopting international workplace standards like SA8000. more Your gift provides one resource packet about human rights, allowing someone to learn about important issues in a simple and friendly way. 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 Battered immigrant women face a unique set of challenges as they struggle for safety in the United States. more Your gift will provide safehouse supplies for one month, making sure women and children don't suffer further attacks. A safehouse provides them with protection from their attackers. There they can recover, receive medical treatment and counseling and pursue justice, if they so choose. 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 can give a law student the chance to work with Legal Network lawyers during a summer internship in Toronto. more Support writers in need by contributing to PEN’s Writers’ Fund. more |