Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses education, pop culture and original media to promote values of dignity, equality and justice.
When a young teacher is found dead outside her apartment building in Ruian, the police report concludes suicide, but her family and students suspect a cover-up....
Why does poverty still exist despite decades of development aid?...
Two policemen handcuffed this woman to a heating pipe and shocked her with three electric batons continuously for seven hours, burning her face to a crisp. This photo was taken 10 days later.
PEARL was formed in 2005 after a handful of volunteers worked in Sri Lanka and was exposed firsthand to the egregious human rights violations there....
Here are some excerpts of an interview with Murgesh, a 16-year-old HIV+ orphan. He is keenly aware of how ARVs are helping him survive his teenage years.
Watch Breakthrough's newest video around the "What Kind of Man are You?" campaign. Mandira Bedi and Samir Soni act as a married couple who discover that HIV/AIDS is not that far from home.
Watch the making of Breakthrough's video Baagon Na Jaa....
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