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Discrimination Issues
American Association of University Women
The American Association of University Women promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups.
Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC)
Catholics for a Free Choice, an independent not-for-profit organization, is engaged in research, policy analysis, education, and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health. Working in the Catholic social justice tradition, CFFC is affiliated with Catholic Organizations for Renewal and the Women-Church Convergence, both based in the United States, and with the European Network/Church on the Move. This web site is presented in 3 languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Civilrights.org
Home to socially-concerned, issue-oriented original audio, video, and written programming, civilrights.org is committed to serving as the online nerve center not only for the struggle against discrimination in all its forms, but also to build the public understanding that it is essential for our nation to continue its journey toward social and economic justice.
Coloradans United Against Hatred (CUAH)
CUAH is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating the damage caused by hate groups. We focus on hate group activity within the state of Colorado.
Colorado Women's Agenda
Colorado Women's Agenda is a statewide network of women and women's organizations that champions social justice, political power and economic security for all women in Colorado.
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
FAIR is the national media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship. We seek to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press. We scrutinize media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.
Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation views feminism as a global movement dedicated to equality and seeks to eliminate discrimination of all kinds -- sex, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, and marital status. And, like feminists since the late 19th Century, we advocate non-violence and work to eliminate social and economic injustice.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
National Organization of Women
With over 250,000 members, NOW is the largest feminist organization in the United States. Since NOW was founded in 1966, we have struggled to end the injustice and inequality women face daily.
People For The American Way
People For the American Way organizes and mobilizes Americans to fight for fairness, justice, civil rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. PFAW lobbies for progressive legislation and helps to build communities of activists.
Southern Center for Human Rights
The Southern Center for Human Rights is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1976 to: (1) fight discrimination against minorities, the poor, and the disadvantaged in the infliction of the death penalty and (2) challenge cruel and unconstitutional treatment of imprisoned men, women, and children throughout the South. Center attorneys represent people facing the death penalty at trials, on appeal, and in post-conviction proceedings; provide technical assistance to other attorneys trying capital cases; and represent individuals confined to prisons and jails in federal class action litigation challenging inhuman conditions of confinement, discriminatory treatment and other constitutional violations. The Center also operates a Human Rights Internship Project which provides law students with practical experience in the areas of civil and human rights litigation.
The Anti Defamation League
The immediate object of the League is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens.
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