The United States Civil Rights Commission, established as an independent, nonpartisan federal agency created by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, is responsible for informing the development of national civil rights policy and improving the enforcement of federal civil rights laws. We continue this mission by investigating allegations of disenfranchisement and alleged discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability or national origin, or in the administration of justice. We play an important role in promoting civil liberties through objective and comprehensive investigations, research and analysis on issues of fundamental interest to the federal government and the public. Civilrights.org`s mission is to empower the civil liberties community to lead the fight for equality and social justice in the emerging digital society by establishing an online social justice network. Civilrights.org uses communication technologies to create an online society committed to the continuous pursuit of equality and the promotion of greater understanding and mutual respect for differences. MALDEF`s mission is to promote healthy public policies, laws, and programs to protect the civil rights of the 35 million Latinos living in the United States and to enable the Latino community to participate fully in our society. From signing petitions to organizing on the ground, millions of ACLU activists help defend our rights. Everyone has the right to produce, promote, sell, obtain and consume the food of his choice. IJ ensures that they can use these rights to support themselves, their families and their communities. Membership, a vital part of the Association, is open to anyone who believes in the basic principles of the NAACP. Founded in 1992, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (AFL-CIO) is the first and only national organization of American labor members in Asia Pacific. On June 24, 2022, the U.S.

Supreme Court issued a shameful decision, Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old landmark decision recognizing the federal constitutional right to abortion. This decision is an unprecedented attack on women`s rights and reproductive freedom, and the impact will be immediate and far-reaching. Every American now faces search, seizure and surveillance by the government. IJ defends vital rights to privacy and security. International Criminal Court International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Special Court for Sierra Leone International Court of Justice The mission of the Amerindian Rights Fund is to preserve tribal existence, protect natural tribal resources, promote human rights, hold governments accountable, develop Indian law and educate the public about these rights. Indians, laws and subjects. ADC, the National Association of Arab Americans, is a grassroots civil rights organization that works in all areas of public life to promote and defend the rights of the Arab-American community. Join this webinar to learn more about: the types of legal services survivors of human trafficking need; How can we determine when civil or criminal clients may be victims of human trafficking? effective models of collaboration with law enforcement while maintaining a victim-centred approach; and the possibility of working with the Civil Rights Division to combat human trafficking. The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, non-profit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization founded in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life chances for Hispanics.

Qualified immunity and other legal doctrines allow government employees to violate constitutional rights with impunity. IJ works to remove these barriers to accountability. For more than a hundred years, ACLU lawyers have been at the center of one landmark court case after another, participating in more Supreme Court cases than any other private organization. With lawyers across the country, we handle thousands of cases each year on behalf of clients whose rights have been violated. As federal courts become increasingly hostile to civil liberties, the ACLU is turning to state courts, drawing on a century of experience. The following is a list of non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations active in the field of human rights. While this list is necessarily incomplete, it is provided as a resource for those considering summer or graduate employment in the field. A list of job search pages is also included at the bottom of the page. Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a coalition of five organizations working together to provide programs and services to the Asia-Pacific Island community nationwide.

Join this webinar to learn more about: types of legal services to address sexual harassment in housing; the appropriate procedure for identifying and transmitting the infringement; civil litigation on behalf of victims; and opportunities for collaboration between the federal government and those providing direct legal services to victims. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Development Programme Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs United Nations Development Fund for Women United Nations Children`s Fund International Organization for Migration The Lawyers` Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, A non-partisan, non-profit organization, was established in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy founded the Private Bar to provide legal services to combat racial discrimination. The Committee`s primary objective is to use the expertise and resources of the Bar Association to achieve equality of opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. Given our nation`s history of racial discrimination, de jure segregation, and persistent de facto injustices, the primary purpose of the Bar Committee is to represent the interests of African Americans, other racial and ethnic minorities, and other victims of discrimination in particular, where doing so can help ensure justice for all racial and ethnic minorities.