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Outright International

Thematic Focus Areas

Social Justice
Women & Girls
Economic Development
Economic DevelopmentSocial JusticeWomen & Girls
For 30 years, we have documented, defended, and advanced human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world.
OutRight International

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Outright International

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What social justice means on a global scale

At its basic level, social justice is the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges for all people, especially underserved and marginalized populations. While this is important in America, it is also a basic, crucial need for people in developing countries. In each community, the oppressed and the oppressors vary. The drive for social justice exists everywhere, but every community has its unique needs to achieve equity. Our charity partners understand the need for local change when doing social justice work on a worldwide scale. In many countries, heightened punishments and human rights violations make the stakes higher and the...
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  • Title: Outright International at NYC Pride March
  • Charity: Outright International
  • Country: United States
  • Photo Credit: Outright International

  • Title: Outright International UN Program
  • Charity: Outright International
  • Country: United States
  • Photo Credit: Outright International

  • Title: Outright International Gender-Based Violence Work in Asia
  • Charity: Outright International
  • Country: Philippines
  • Photo Credit: Outright International

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OUTRIGHT INTERNATIONAL: UN Rights & Religion Fellow: Obioma Chukwuike
The Outright UN Rights and Religion Fellowship is an 8- to 12-month program that supports human rights defenders of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) to harness the New York-based United Nations system to add value to their existing work. The program is designed to support the existing work of activists in the global South and East working to defend people of diverse SOGIESC from the impact of religiously motivated violence and discrimination. The goal of the program is four-fold: 1. Facilitate the use of United Nations spaces for activists of diverse SOGIESC from the global South and East to enhance their networks and to identify new entry points for progressing the protection and promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people’s human rights in their country and/or region. 2. Increase visibility and engagement of human rights defenders of diverse SOGIESC from...
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