Celebrating 30 years of Human Rights
By: HRFNYC
Posted: Oct 23 08
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Asylum, grassroots, Human, nonprofit, outreach, refugee, Rights, torture
Human Rights First celebrates 30 years of protecting national and international human rights
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Discrimination, Police brutality, Racial discrimination
Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls on Gay Marriage
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Discrimination, LGBTQ
UDHR 60th Anniversary: Jennifer Jackson
For 16 years, WITNESS has harnessed the power of video to advance human rights....
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Discrimination, Police brutality
Books Not Bars
Running Time: 21 Minutes, 44 Seconds
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Maka Si Tomni (Lakota Surrounding the Universe)
The Lakota People have formed Maka Si Tomni (Surrounding the Universe) and it’s mission is to “Bring Forth a Thriving Lakota Language & Culture.” Maka Si Tomni is committed to designing a cultur...
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Indigenous peoples
Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled
Adult homes, or adult care facilities, provide housing and support to people in New York State who are 18 years-of-age or older and have a physical and/or psychiatric disability....
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Housing, Mental disability rights, Older persons
Books Not Bars
Books Not Bars fights to redirect California's resources away from youth incarceration and towards youth opportunities....
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Juvenile justice
PEN American Center
PEN American Center is the largest of the 145 centers of International PEN, the world’s oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization....
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