Human Rights

Instead of buying a high-tech device for your own family or friend, why not get one for someone who really needs it? A digital voice recorder in the hands of an activist in India can record the voices of people who will never be heard without it. more

Support writers in need by contributing to PEN’s Writers’ Fund. more

Your gift will allow one youth to attend a local human rights training. This neighborhood workshop in a Human Rights city will educate youth and help them plan actions for change, to shape a decent way of life and a secure future for the world's youth. more

In addition to broad advocacy for the release of journalists unjustly imprisoned, CPJ provides financial support for the families of imprisoned journalists. A modest contribution can go very far in many countries, enabling family members to visit their loved ones and bring them essential food and medicine. more

In countries where human rights are often violated, legal aid plays a crucial role: the most decisive indicator of the reduction of abuse and torture is the early presence of a defense attorney. By actively working with local legal aid offices and lawyers, we can prevent human rights abuses from ever happening. more

By funding the participation of a West African woman for one year of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program, you will change the life of one woman, her family, and her community through our respectful, positive methods of sustainable social transformation. more

Ms. is often the only link to the outside world for women in prison. The Ms. Prison Program empowers women prisoners, bringing them news, investigative journalism, and other relevant information concerning the well-being of women. We’ve received dozens of letters from women prisoners, thanking us for inspiring them. more

Your gift will provide trafficking awareness, job skills, or entrepreneurial training for an at-risk Moldovan woman or girl. She will learn how to recognize trafficking schemes and prepare to enter the workforce. She will learn new job skills, how to find employment, and interview successfully. more

Your gift will support a highly qualified and experienced campaigner working on human rights, social justice or the eradication of poverty. By supporting our campaigners to research these complex problems, develop campaigns and actively advocate on these key issues, you'll be making a difference around the world. 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

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

Your gift of $50 will enable USCRI to spend two hours of research in support of its Anti-Warehousing Campaign. more