Forus

2024-10-17

Legal Aid, Human Rights, advocacy

Advocacy for human rights, civic space and legal aid is one of the first pathways for justice. 

  • Sloga, Your Voice: write to members of the European Parliament asking for an end to conflicts. 

  •  Human Rights Watch: For nearly four decades, Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers have investigated international armed conflicts and civil wars, reporting on violations of human rights and the laws of war, and working to protect civilians caught in the crossfire. 

  • Amnesty International: Amnesty International documents and campaigns against violations of international law during armed conflicts, with a focus on the increased risk of harm to at-risk groups, such as older people, children and people with disabilities. Amnesty also supports survivors’ demands for justice and accountability from national authorities and international institutions including the UN and International Criminal Court. 

  • Análisis regional de necesidades de ayuda legal - Colombia, México, Perú, Venezuela, Guatemala y Honduras: La crisis de protección que atraviesa América Latina está marcada por importantes necesidades de ayuda legal. Las necesidades jurídicas de las personas afectadas por la crisis no son únicamente explicadas a través de los diseños legales e institucionales adoptados por los países de la región en los últimos años ni en los marcos jurídicos internacionales que fijan los estándares para proteger los derechos de las personas. 

  • Toolbox: An interconnected web of the key strategies and tactics that have inspired people-powered victories & upended the status quo. Equipping social movements with an ever-growing suite of strategic tools and training to help grassroots movements be more creative, effective, and irresistible. 

  • Amnesty AIUSA Toolkit - Occupied Palestinian Territories: The ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel is beyond horrifying. As human rights activists, we must urgently call on all to protect civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel – and on our leaders to urgently and swiftly take action to prevent further civilian bloodshed and trauma.