Despite ongoing challenges, there have been significant positive developments in human rights worldwide. For example, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 689 million in 2019, with many countries making significant progress in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and healthcare. The global literacy rate has also increased from 77% in 1980 to 86% in 2016, with significant gains made in countries such as China and India. In addition, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of human rights, with many countries adopting new laws and policies to protect the rights of marginalized communities. For example, in 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal, while around the same time, India decriminalized homosexuality. These positive developments indicate that progress is being made in advancing human rights worldwide, although there is still much work to be done to ensure that all people are able to live with dignity and freedom.

Nonprofits Supporting Human Rights

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CODE 4 Public Safety Education Association, Inc.

Code 4 Public Safety Education Association, Inc. is organized to provide affordable, professional and quality training opportunities for public safety, criminal justice, fire, security, government personnel and members of the general public in areas of efficient operations, safety, security, service and professionalism. Code 4 PSEA, Inc. focuses on providing training opportunities through the most affordable and efficient ways of delivery without bias for persons or professions who have a demonstrated need for relevant topics.

Medford, Oregon

La Pena Cultural Center, Inc.

Rooted in the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora, La Peña Cultural Center collaborates with and unites communities by preserving and celebrating cultural traditions; producing creative new works; and nurturing global grassroots social justice movements with artists, activists and allies.

Berkeley, California

CIRCLE PROGRAM

Empower, transform, and enrich girls’ lives through community, connection, camp, and mentorship.

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire

Red Feather Development Group

We partner with Indigenous communities to develop and implement lasting housing solutions.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona

GLOBAL HOPE NETWORK INTERNATIONAL (GHNI)

GHNI exists to bring help and hope to the hidden and hurting. We work alongside rural communities to help them end their own extreme, cyclical poverty. Focusing on the five key areas proven to impact extreme poverty - clean, accessible water; renewable, nutritious food source; education for all children; wellness habits preventing illness and disease; and income generation for families - villagers end their own poverty and become self-sustainable.

Orlando, Florida

Atlas Corps

Atlas Corps is a global network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the worldâ€™s 21st century challenges. Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 6 to 18 month, professional fellowships at organizations (like Ashoka, Peace Corps, and Nike Foundation) to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers. Our network of Fellows includes more than 300 nonprofit leaders from 70 countries and 130 Host Organizations. Recently, we launched a State Department partnership as part of a White House Initiative to engage 100 civil society leaders in our Fellowship - Emerging Global Leaders Initiative-Atlas Corps Fellowship.

Washington, District Of Columbia

LIFE Village Inc.

To meet the ongoing residential needs of adults with autism and related challenges. To serve as a community resource for people of different abilities and their families by providing diverse social and recreational programming, including but not limited to summer programs, life skills, and vocational training, adaptive sports, support groups and workshops in coordination with other agencies that work with this population.

Boone, North Carolina

THOMAS JEFFERSON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL INC

TJEMS is a non-profit, tax exempt organization. It is an integral part of the EMS system whose function is to assess, identify, coordinate, plan and implement an efficient and effective regional EMS delivery system in partnership with the Virginia Office of EMS and the Virginia EMS Advisory Board. We provide a wide range of services and programs that support our region's first responders as well as help them provide quality patient care.

Charlottesvle, Virginia

GULF REGION ADVOCACY CENTER

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

HOUSTON, Texas

Grassroots Leadership

Grassroots Leadership works for a more just society where prison profiteering, mass incarceration, deportation, and criminalization are things of the past. Every day, Grassroots Leadership staff, members, and allies get up to build power in communities, to change policies and practices of mass incarceration and deportation, to transform the narrative of criminalization, and to build a healthy and solvent organization that allows us to achieve our goals.

Austin, Texas