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The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society. In partnership with its member organizations, ICIRR educates and organizes immigrant and refugee communities to assert their rights; promotes citizenship and civic participation; monitors, analyzes, and advocates on immigrant-related issues; and, informs the general public about the contributions of immigrants and refugees.

HISTORY The Committee for Human Rights in Latin America (CDHAL) was founded in 1976, following the coups d'état in Argentina and Chile, known for their strong repression and human rights violations, by four pastors and priests of Christian churches in Montreal who, within their respective faith, had a function in relation to international problems. The CDHAL owes its birth to two concerns: first, a concern of Christians to educate and inform the Church and the Quebec population in relation to situations of political repression and human rights violations in Latin America; on the other hand, a desire to establish genuine solidarity among the churches there and those here. Initially, members of CDHAL belonged to a religious affiliation. However, for over 20 years, the composition of CDHAL, as well as his work is totally free of any religious affiliation. CDHAL is also known as the Christian Committee for Human Rights in Latin America (CCDHAL).

MARL holds a variety of innovative set of educational activities public events, including an annual Human Rights Film Festival and public lectures. MARL works in schools helping develop teachers’ skills to help support curriculum and run the 'Leadership in Social Justice Program'. This unique approach inspires youth about social justice issues and empowers them to take action by building the skills to run programs focusing on issues in their communities. MARL works to change policies to uphold rights through legislative review by preparing briefs and studies at all levels of government. MARL also provides referral and legal information in response to inquiries from individuals. For young people interested in learning about their rights, MARL has developed the Under 18 Handbook, a Legal Guide for Manitoba Teens. This free handbook is available in hardcopy and on our website.

Heartland Alliance’s mission is to advance the human rights and respond to the human needs of endangered populations—particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced—through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.

Our mission is to protect lives and human rights of North Korean people. We strive to achieve our goal through assistance to North Korean refugees hiding in third countries and continue to assist them with their re-settlement and education in South Korea. Our ultimate goal is to support a development of a generation of successful young North Koreans who will drive toward peaceful re-unification of the two countries and will become a bridge between North and South, if the two countries unify. In supporting human rights improvements in the country, we focus on providing information about the situation inside and encouraging international community to raise their voice against the abuses.

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law.

Elder Law and Disability Rights (ELDR) Center believes that low-income seniors and people with disabilities are among the fastest growing vulnerable populations falling into a gap in our justice system. We have an obligation to ensure they can live with dignity and independently make end of life plans despite their income. ELDR Center is committed to filling the justice gap by providing free and low-cost legal services and education to seniors and people with disabilities.

Although access to contraception and abortion was decriminalized over 40 years ago, barriers continue to exist to comprehensive sexual health in many communities across Canada. People of all ages, but especially young people, struggle with cost, lack of confidentiality in small or rural communities, and insufficient access to reliable, nonjudgmental information. CFSH’s donors are helping us provide the reliable and non-judgemental sexual health information all Canadians deserve. Your donations help us develop and distribute sexual health promotional materials, inclusive sexual health education materials, and accessible social media toolkits for our member organizations. In addition your support allows us to facilitate communication between our incredible member organizations to ensure we have a strong and united national voice for sexual and reproductive health.

IICRD is a non-profit, charitable organization affiliated with Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. It is a unique, hybrid organization focused on social innovation with and for children and youth. We are: • Part NGO to work in communities, accomplish social objectives, and learn from and pass on the benefits of grass-roots experience; • Part academic institute to contribute to the best available research and scientific thinking, and to train scholar practitioners; and, • Part network to engage with the most productive knowledge and ideas for working with children and youth from all around the world, disseminating what is learned to others, and helping shape local, national, and international policies that can change the world through children. We have been working on issues affecting children’s lives locally, nationally, regionally and internationally since 1994.

WAST is a grassroots network of over 150 women seeking asylum, living in Greater Manchester. Together, we campaign for social justice and women's rights through a peer-led support model that helps women find their place in the UK.

Through donations to the Zonta Foundation for Women, Zonta improves women's lives, their children's lives and the communities in which they live and work. Zonta International is a leading global organization of individuals working together to build a better world for women and girls. Zonta International envisions a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence. The international service and eduction programs of Zonta International are funded through the Zonta Foundation for Women.

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To promote women's human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) in particular by: (a) education about human rights; (b) international advocacy of human rights; (c) promoting respect for human rights; and (d) contributing to the sound administration of human rights law. (2) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by: (a) the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion; (b) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity; (c) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds; (d) conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public; and (e) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity