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| Amnesty International - A powerhouse of human rights information. Check out news highlights, articles, links, and various calls to action. American Civil Liberties Union - The ACLU is nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. United Nations - The UN's Office of the High Commission for Human Rights. A large source for documents, news highlights, articles, and other helpful resources. Environmental Working Group - Team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers that pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Human Rights Web - A comprehensive source for anyone who has an interest in human rights. Find debates, links, discussions, documents, and even instructions for what you can do to get more involved. EarthRights International - Combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Founded in 1909, the NAACP is widely understood to be one of the nation's most significant civil rights organization Nonviolence - Link to dozens of local, national, and international peace organizations. Digital Freedom Network - Increases awareness of human rights issues on the Internet, makes technical information more readily available to activists, and provides online voice to those not free to express themselves. ConsumerWatchdog.org - Deploys an in-house team of public interest lawyers, policy experts, strategists, public educators, and grassroots activists to advance and protect the interests of consumers and taxpayers. PIRG - Watchdog group for just about everything you could imagine. Information on dangerous toys, hazardous chemicals, global warming, and congressional scorecards and updates on various public interests. The Ruckus Society - Provides environmental and human rights organizers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals. Global Communications Network for Justice - Structure that enables existing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social justice organizations to communicate with one another in order to become more effective in educating and advocating on behalf of human rights, especially the right to food. |
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