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Direct Services Organizations: Links on this page will take you outside the website of the Tahirih Justice Center. We provide these links as a convenience to visitors to our site; Tahirih Justice Center is not responsible for the content of any external website. ACLU: Immigrants' Rights American Refugee Committee American Women Overseas
http://www.awoscentral.com
AWOS is a national non-profit organization with an international outreach that gives hope and provides resources to abused American women and children living overseas. Their goal is to empower these women by helping them make independent decisions to take whatever steps necessary to stop the cycle of violence. Amnesty International Ayuda www.ayudainc.org The Baha'i Faith Boat People SOS www.bpsos.org Center for Immigration Studies Center for Gender and Refugee Studies Center for Multicultural Human Services www.cmhsweb.org Communities Against Violence Network The Consortium for Health and Human Rights http://www.equalitynow.org/
EQUALITY NOW is an international human rights organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women. EQUALITY NOW mobilizes action on behalf of individual women whose rights are being violated and promotes women's rights at local, national and international levels. Equal Rights Advocates Feminist.com The Feminist Majority Foundation
A web resource with the purpose of bringing together governments and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific region to combat human trafficking, this site has country-specific information such as national laws and action plans and contact information on useful governmental agencies as well as descriptions of NGO activities in different countries and their contact information.
Friends of Tibetan Women http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
A grantmaking foundation committed to supporting women working to improve their status in their communities and which aims to reach out to women's groups that use a variety of approaches to promote women's rights. Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee For Human Rights) www.HumanTrafficking.org
A web resource with the purpose of bringing together governments and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific region to combat human trafficking, this site has country-specific information such as national laws and action plans and contact information on useful governmental agencies as well as descriptions of NGO activities in different countries and their contact information. Institute for Global Communications International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
http://www.iwhc.org
IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and countries in post-socialist transition. International Women's Tribune Center (IWTC)
http://www.iwtc.org/
IWTC is dedicated to achieving women’s full participation in shaping a development process that is just, peaceful and sustainable. Isis Internacional - Chile
http://www.isis.cl
Isis International - Manila
http://kuanyin.isiswomen.org
Isis WICCE - Uganda
http://www.isis.or.ug
An NGO dedicated to women’s information and communication needs, documenting ideas and visions, creating channels to communicate, collecting and moving information, networking and building links. Isis focuses on those advancing women’s rights, leadership and empowerment in Asia and the Pacific and with connections in over 150 countries, keeps up with changing trends and analysis concerning women worldwide. The Legal Rights of Women Legal Services of Northern Virginia http://lawhelp.org Northern Arizona University's Women's Studies Program
A web resource with the purpose of bringing together governments and NGOs in the East Asia and Pacific region to combat human trafficking, this site has country-specific information such as national laws and action plans and contact information on useful governmental agencies as well as descriptions of NGO activities in different countries and their contact information. The Northwest Women's Law Center Office of Justice Programs (U.S. Department of Justice) Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI)
http://www.sigi.org/ SIGI/Jordan
http://www.sigi.org/Programs/KPP/kppjordn.htm
An international non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of women's rights at the local, national, regional, and global levels. With members in 70 countries, and a network of more than 1300 individuals and organizations worldwide, SIGI works toward empowering women and developing leadership through human rights education. Sisters in Islam (SIS)
http://www.sistersinislam.org.my/
A group of Muslim professional women committed to promoting the rights of women within the framework of Islam. SIS’s efforts to promote the rights of Muslim women are based upon the principles of equality, justice and freedom enjoined by the Qur'an. Tahirih: Babi and Women's Right's Martyr Two Wings of a Bird: The Equality of Women and Men UC Hastings Center for Gender & Refugee Studies United Nations: Women Watch United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Upwardly Global Upwardly Global is a nonprofit dedicated to providing free job assistance to immigrants, including help with cover letters and resumes, networking, interviewing, and general advice and mentoring. The Women's Center Women's Issues: Third World Countries Women Living Under Muslim Laws
WLUML is an international Network that provides information, solidarity and support for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. The Network aims to increase the autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles of women from within Muslim countries and communities and linking them with feminist and progressive groups at large; facilitating interaction, exchanges and contacts and providing information as well as a channel of communication. Yahoo Refugee Organizations |
