Grant Program International Human Rights

To support community human rights defenders in Chiapas, Mexico.

To monitor and report on human rights in Colombia.

To provide emergency assistance to Acehnese human rights advocate Aguswandi, who is seeking temporary refuge from death threats in London.

To coordinate a meeting for the international board of directors, in order to evaluate the organization’s work, redefine the role of the board, and define a general strategy for future efforts.

To provide a range of legal services for those seeking reparations and justice following human rights abuses in Latin America.

To promote and protect human rights in Colombia.

To provide training, technical assistance and advocacy support to Latin American human rights groups in order to build a strong core of leaders and human rights organizations.

To provide continued support to Acehnese human rights activist Nazaruddin Abdul Gani, to enable him to stay in New York to avoid extreme danger if he returned to Indonesia.

To promote human rights in Mexico through a partnership with the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights.

To produce reports addressing human rights violations against lesbians in Costa Rica; transgender people in Argentina; and police impunity and violence against lesbian, gay and transgender people in Mexico.