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Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Without Frontiers International. HURIDOCS. IFEX. Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission. Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense. International Alliance of Women. International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.
Human rights groups, civil rights organizations, and social critics have criticized the United States for violating fundamental human rights through the use of disproportionately heavy penalties compared to many other countries, overly long prison sentences, over-reliance on police control, excessive control of individual behavior, and societal ...
Equality Maryland's booth at 2007 Capital Pride. The organization began operations in 1990 under the name of Free State Justice, inspired by the Baltimore Justice Campaign that organized the successful amendment to the city's human rights law for gays and lesbians in 1988. The organization was renamed Equality Maryland in 2004.
This is a list of Maryland suffragists, suffrage groups and others associated with the cause of women's suffrage in Maryland. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2024 )
Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment. These rights are specifically identified in a constitution, or have been found under due process of law. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 17, established in 2015, underscores the link between promoting human ...
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group.It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. [2] Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGBTQ individuals, including advocating for same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination and hate crimes legislation, and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
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 ...
Maryland Coalition for Trans Equality. The Maryland Coalition for Trans Equality (MCTE) is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to advance equal rights for transgender, transsexual, and gender non-conforming people in Maryland. Their stated goal is to achieve this "through shared leadership, decision-making processes, and ...