PARTNERSHIPS
Artists for Human Rights partners with like-minded groups, allying the power and creativity of artists to bring human rights and greater peace and tolerance to all peoples of the world. We welcome partners to join us.
Amnesty International
www.amnestyusa.orgFounded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on ending and preventing grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination within the context of its efforts of promoting all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. section of Amnesty International.
Dalit Freedom Network
www.dalitnetwork.orgThe Dalit Freedom Network partners with the Dalits (victims of the caste system) in their quest for religious freedom, social justice and human rights by mobilizing human, informational, and financial resources.
Department of Human Rights, Church of Scientology International
www.scientology.org/humanrights/tolerance.htmArticle 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The Church’s Human Rights Office has upheld this basic right all over the world. Where repressive laws or officials create discrimination, oppression and intolerance, the Church forms alliances with human rights groups, publicizes the intolerance, contacts members of parliament known to have strong pro-democracy views and to be defenders of religious freedom and human rights, and conducts campaigns to popularize democracy and human rights.
Human Rights Action Center
www.dyr.orgThe head of the Human Rights Action Center is Jack Healey, the world-renowned human rights activist. HRAC is a registered non-profit 501 © (3) organization. In addition to his public speaking engagements and support of fellow grassroots human rights organizations, Jack Healey is an advisor to the U.S. government in regards to establishing sound human rights policies internationally.
The Human Rights Foundation
www.HumanRightsFoundation.orgThe Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan organization devoted to defending human rights in the Americas. Grounded in a deep commitment to individual liberty, HRF aims to raise awareness about the nature of freedom and the vulnerability of freedom in the Americas.
Youth for Human Rights International
www.YouthforHumanRights.orgYouth for Human Rights International (YHRI) is an independent nonprofit corporation headquartered in Los Angeles, with the purpose of educating people on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to develop valuable advocates for tolerance and peace. YHRI has released a series of 30 audiovisual public service announcements, articulating each article of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These powerful messages have been aired on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox and seen by over 380,000,000 people.
Human Rights Watch
www.onevoicetoendslavery.comHuman Rights watch is dedicated to protecting human rights of people around the world. HRW stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. HRW investigates and exposes human rights violations and holds abusers accountable and enlists the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. HRW is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds directly or indirectly.
LA Human Trafficking Coalition
www.hrw.orgA collation of leading groups partnered to fight human trafficking. The coalition was instrumental partnering with Artists for Human Rights and other like-minded groups, in producing the LA film premier of Cargo: Innocence Lost and hosting a panel discussion including Homeland Security, FBI, civic and church groups.
United States International Mission
www.USIMHumanRights.orgUSIM is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization that believes that only through opportunity and education can freedom and human rights be spread the world over. Education not only means providing victims with the skills to break out of slavery, but also the programs to raise awareness of the global struggle for freedom and dignity.
Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force
www.OCHumanTrafficking.orgThe Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force mission is to abolish human trafficking and related crimes in Orange County through collaboration, prevention, protection and prosecution.
IStopTraffic.com
www.IStopTraffic.comIStopTraffic.com was established in 2008 by Michael Cory Davis. It serves as an online portal for multimedia content and information about the issue of human trafficking. Prior to the creation of the kit, Davis wrote and directed the Hollywood Film Festival’s 2005 Best Short, Svetlana’s Journey, a film based on the true story of a young sex trafficking victim sold into prostitution by her adopted parents.
While screening Svetlana’s Journey throughout the United States, Davis learned of the same atrocities happening within the country and decided to create Cargo: Innocence Lost, a documentary on sex trafficking in America. The film has been certified by the Peace Officers Standards and Training and the Board of Behavioral Sciences for continuing education credit. Cargo: Innocence Lost and Svetlana's Journey have been used by more than 100 national and international organizations, churches, universities, and agencies to educate individuals on the reality of human trafficking.
Davis is an actor/filmmaker/humanitarian. He became involved in human trafficking issues while acting in a movie on location in Bulgaria and began volunteering with Face to Face Bulgaria an organization that works to educate children on the dangers of the commercial sex trade.