Organizations Promoting Immigrants' Rights and Supporting Refugees
Immigrants' Rights
- ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project"The ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project is dedicated to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of immigrants and to combating public and private discrimination against them."
- Americans for Immigrant Justice"Americans for Immigrant Justice is an award-winning non-profit law firm that protects and promotes the basic human rights of immigrants. In Florida and on a national level, it champions the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; advocates for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence; serves as a watchdog on immigration detention practices and policies; and speaks for immigrant groups who have particular and compelling claims to justice."
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center"The mission of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is to work with and educate immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people."
- National Network for Refugee and Immigrant Rights"The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status."
Refugee Aid
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)The ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war.
- Refugee Council USA"Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), a coalition of 22 U.S.-based non-governmental organizations, is dedicated to refugee protection, welcome, and excellence in the U.S. refugee resettlement program."
- Refugee Services Texas"Founded in 1978, Refugee Services of Texas (RST) is a social service agency dedicated to providing services to refugees and other displaced persons fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, and/or political opinion and also to the communities that welcome them."
- UN High Commission for Refugees"Our primary purpose at UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee. Together with partners and communities, we work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. We also strive to secure lasting solutions."