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Human rights movement refers to a nongovernmental social movement engaged in activism related to the issues of human rights. The foundations of the global human rights movement involve resistance to: colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, segregation, patriarchy, and oppression of indigenous peoples.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum dedicated to the achievements of the civil rights movement in the United States and the broader worldwide human rights movement. Located in downtown Atlanta , Georgia, the museum opened to the public on June 23, 2014.
An annual activity of the organization is the International Human Rights Arts Festival (IHRAF), which commenced in 2017 in New York. [13] The Festival involves live performances, and facilitates discussion on social justice issues, especially involving the rights of ethnic and racial minorities, and the power of democracy. [14]
The civil rights movement (1896–1954) was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on American society – in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism .
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, also based in Washington, D.C. Along with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, based in San José, Costa Rica, it is one of the bodies that comprise the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human ...
In the United States, human rights consists of a series of rights which are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States (particularly by the Bill of Rights), [1] [2] state constitutions, treaty and customary international law, legislation enacted by Congress and state legislatures, and state referendums and citizen's initiatives.
The International League for Human Rights (ILHR) is a human rights organization with headquarters in New York City.. Claiming to be the oldest human rights organization in the United States, the ILHR defines its mission as "defending human rights advocates who risk their lives to promote the ideals of a just and civil society in their homelands."
Human Life International (HLI) is a Roman Catholic, U.S.-based anti-abortion organization. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is one of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the United States. [ 2 ] It describes itself as "the largest international pro-life organization in the world", saying that it has affiliates and associates in over 80 nations ...