Global Rights

02.03.2004

© Daniela Katzenstein Hart / Changemakers.net

A vibrant movement of Afro-Brazilians seeking affirmative action in various facets of Brazilian life--especially education--is very much alive and receiving support from domestic human rights groups as well as at least one U.S.-based organization, Global Rights.

17.02.2004 GlobalRights.org, formerly the International Human Rights Law Group, is a human rights advocacy group that partners with local activists to challenge oppressive ideologies and power structures, channel international pressure to secure human rights protections, and amplify new voices within the global discourse.

28.01.2004 What is behind the conflict in the Congo (DRC)? What U.S. interests are at stake, and what can be done to support peace? Read the conclusions drawn an expert delegation following their 2003 visit. (pdf)

10.12.2003 The International Human Rights Law Group, a OneWorld partner, is celebrating 25 years of work on domestic and international law relating to human rights; empowering locally based human rights activists through training, partnerships, and coalition building; and seeking justice for victims of human rights abuses through advocacy and strategic lawyering.

01.12.2003 After a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a delegation of human rights and peacekeeping experts calling for an increased commitment to Congo by the Bush Administration.