United to End Genocide
United to End Genocide, located in Washington, D.C. is the largest activist organization in America dedicated to preventing and ending genocide and mass atrocities worldwide.
Composed of faith leaders, students, artists, investors and genocide survivors the organization was born from two leading organizations in the movement for the end of genocide in Darfur. The Save Darfur Coalition and the Genocide Intervention Network merged in November 2010 to become United to End Genocide, creating an organization with a global membership of more than 800,000 activists and a network of institutional investors with over $700 billion in assets when it merged. The movement against the genocide in Darfur had been the first time elected leaders had taken action to stop genocide and as a combined power United to End Genocide will ensure that it is not their last.
Within the organization there are several communities which have come together under United to End Genocide to help the fight. They include student activism, faith community, Diaspora and survivor communities, community activists, Carl Wilkens Fellowship, creative community and conflict risk network. These communities make it easier for outsiders to join and contribute to the organization because everyone can find a place. For example STAND is the student-led division of United to End Genocide which “recruits, trains, organizes and mobilizes students around the world by providing materials, educational information, online resources, policy expertise and a network of concerned and active peers." These student activists are leading the movement to make genocide prevention a national political priority, with almost one thousand active chapters in high schools and colleges nationwide. The Carl Wilkens Fellowship community/program promotes the theme: ordinary individuals can make an extraordinary difference when they choose to engage. It is a twelve month, selective fellowship program providing emerging leaders in communities across the United States with tools and training to build sustained political will to end genocide. “United to End Genocide’s Conflict Risk Network (CRN) taps into a network of institutional investors, financial service providers and related stakeholders. Through combined efforts to mitigate conflict risk and increase responsible foreign investment, the Conflict Risk Network plays a key role in ending genocide."
The new organization focuses on the importance of political power in the fight against genocide arguing that “the only way to
prevent mass atrocities and to end genocide once and for all, is to build a large, powerful activist network — a sustainable movement — that will sound the alarm and demand action by our elected leaders to protect all who face these threats, anywhere in the world.” Goals of the organization include making human rights and genocide prevention central values in U.S. foreign
policy, to guarantee justice for victims and responsibility for culprits of mass atrocities, and prevent future occurrences of such atrocities. However, United to End Genocide also notes that“political will alone is not enough” and they also strive for federal legislation to protect human rights and fight genocide along with them. For example the organization is working to have the first genocide prevention bill passed by the government. It is a bill which will guarantee that the U.S. government has the resources, tools and structures to spot, analyze and prevent potential genocides and mass atrocities. United to End Genocide wants legislation that advocates effective coordination between the U.S. government agencies and supports training for all civilian personnel sent abroad.
However,United to End Genocide has fought the battle against genocide in other ways not involving the U.S. government. One example began before the End Darfur Coalition and the Genocide Intervention Network merged. The Genocide Intervention
Network had worked with another implementing partner to create the Civilian Radio Network in Burma in order to provide protection to villages. The government has a policy in areas of eastern Burma called the “free fire policy” which allows soldiers to attack civilians at any time, leaving them under a constant threat of shootings, landmines, rape and the burning down of villages and food stores (Civilian Protection). The Civilian Radio Network helps to send a receive messages about impending attacks by the Burmese military,
enabling civilians to send distress calls. This is done by linking villages to a regional network that will help them to carry out these actions (Civilian Protection).
FYE 09/2011:
Total Revenue: $4,291,856
Program Expenses: $2,701,886 (73.8%)
Administrative Expenses: $593,719 (16.2%)
Fundraising Costs: $363, 427 (9.9%)
Composed of faith leaders, students, artists, investors and genocide survivors the organization was born from two leading organizations in the movement for the end of genocide in Darfur. The Save Darfur Coalition and the Genocide Intervention Network merged in November 2010 to become United to End Genocide, creating an organization with a global membership of more than 800,000 activists and a network of institutional investors with over $700 billion in assets when it merged. The movement against the genocide in Darfur had been the first time elected leaders had taken action to stop genocide and as a combined power United to End Genocide will ensure that it is not their last.
Within the organization there are several communities which have come together under United to End Genocide to help the fight. They include student activism, faith community, Diaspora and survivor communities, community activists, Carl Wilkens Fellowship, creative community and conflict risk network. These communities make it easier for outsiders to join and contribute to the organization because everyone can find a place. For example STAND is the student-led division of United to End Genocide which “recruits, trains, organizes and mobilizes students around the world by providing materials, educational information, online resources, policy expertise and a network of concerned and active peers." These student activists are leading the movement to make genocide prevention a national political priority, with almost one thousand active chapters in high schools and colleges nationwide. The Carl Wilkens Fellowship community/program promotes the theme: ordinary individuals can make an extraordinary difference when they choose to engage. It is a twelve month, selective fellowship program providing emerging leaders in communities across the United States with tools and training to build sustained political will to end genocide. “United to End Genocide’s Conflict Risk Network (CRN) taps into a network of institutional investors, financial service providers and related stakeholders. Through combined efforts to mitigate conflict risk and increase responsible foreign investment, the Conflict Risk Network plays a key role in ending genocide."
The new organization focuses on the importance of political power in the fight against genocide arguing that “the only way to
prevent mass atrocities and to end genocide once and for all, is to build a large, powerful activist network — a sustainable movement — that will sound the alarm and demand action by our elected leaders to protect all who face these threats, anywhere in the world.” Goals of the organization include making human rights and genocide prevention central values in U.S. foreign
policy, to guarantee justice for victims and responsibility for culprits of mass atrocities, and prevent future occurrences of such atrocities. However, United to End Genocide also notes that“political will alone is not enough” and they also strive for federal legislation to protect human rights and fight genocide along with them. For example the organization is working to have the first genocide prevention bill passed by the government. It is a bill which will guarantee that the U.S. government has the resources, tools and structures to spot, analyze and prevent potential genocides and mass atrocities. United to End Genocide wants legislation that advocates effective coordination between the U.S. government agencies and supports training for all civilian personnel sent abroad.
However,United to End Genocide has fought the battle against genocide in other ways not involving the U.S. government. One example began before the End Darfur Coalition and the Genocide Intervention Network merged. The Genocide Intervention
Network had worked with another implementing partner to create the Civilian Radio Network in Burma in order to provide protection to villages. The government has a policy in areas of eastern Burma called the “free fire policy” which allows soldiers to attack civilians at any time, leaving them under a constant threat of shootings, landmines, rape and the burning down of villages and food stores (Civilian Protection). The Civilian Radio Network helps to send a receive messages about impending attacks by the Burmese military,
enabling civilians to send distress calls. This is done by linking villages to a regional network that will help them to carry out these actions (Civilian Protection).
FYE 09/2011:
Total Revenue: $4,291,856
Program Expenses: $2,701,886 (73.8%)
Administrative Expenses: $593,719 (16.2%)
Fundraising Costs: $363, 427 (9.9%)
The Advocates for Human Rights
The Advocates for Human Rights, a non-profit organization founded in 1983, began
with a group of Minnesota lawyers determined to promote and protect human rights
worldwide. Today the organization focuses on individuals in the United State
and around the world and has helped refugees and immigrants, women, ethnic and
religious minorities, children, and other marginalized communities whose rights
are at risk. The organization attempts to help individuals fully realize their
human rights through investigative fact finding, direct legal representation, collaboration for education and training, and a broad distribution of publications. It has produced more than 81 reports documenting human rights practices in more than 22 countries. Every year, The Advocates educates over 8,000 students and community members on human rights issues, and provides legal
representation and assistance to over 1,000 disadvantaged individuals and families. Over the past 25 years, The Advocates’ groundbreaking work – in countries such as Liberia, Bulgaria, the Republic of Georgia, Albania, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Poland, Nepal, Moldova, Uganda, Peru, Sierra Leone, and the U.S. – has placed it at the forefront of the international human rights movement.
Mission Statement: The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human
rights standards in order to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By
involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies
in the United States and select global communities.
FYE 06/2011:
Total Revenue: $1,726,245
Program Expenses: $1,314,209 (92.6%)
Administrative Expenses: $70,973 (5%)
Fundraising Expenses: $33,578 (2.3%)
with a group of Minnesota lawyers determined to promote and protect human rights
worldwide. Today the organization focuses on individuals in the United State
and around the world and has helped refugees and immigrants, women, ethnic and
religious minorities, children, and other marginalized communities whose rights
are at risk. The organization attempts to help individuals fully realize their
human rights through investigative fact finding, direct legal representation, collaboration for education and training, and a broad distribution of publications. It has produced more than 81 reports documenting human rights practices in more than 22 countries. Every year, The Advocates educates over 8,000 students and community members on human rights issues, and provides legal
representation and assistance to over 1,000 disadvantaged individuals and families. Over the past 25 years, The Advocates’ groundbreaking work – in countries such as Liberia, Bulgaria, the Republic of Georgia, Albania, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Poland, Nepal, Moldova, Uganda, Peru, Sierra Leone, and the U.S. – has placed it at the forefront of the international human rights movement.
Mission Statement: The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human
rights standards in order to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By
involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies
in the United States and select global communities.
FYE 06/2011:
Total Revenue: $1,726,245
Program Expenses: $1,314,209 (92.6%)
Administrative Expenses: $70,973 (5%)
Fundraising Expenses: $33,578 (2.3%)
The International Justice Mission
The International Justice Mission was founded in 1997 by a group of lawyers, human rights professionals and public officials who launched an extensive study of the injustices witnessed by overseas missionaries and relief and development workers. They surveyed over 65 organizations and represented 40,000 overseas workers to uncover a nearly unanimous awareness of abuses of power by police and other authorities in the communities where they served. It was clear that the overseas workers need the aid of trained public justice professionals and Gary Haugen was the one to do it. Working as a lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice and as the United Nations' Investigator in Charge in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, Gary founded International Justice Mission as a
response to this massive need.
Today the International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to secure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that public justice systems - police, courts and laws - effectively protect the poor. Today, IJM has over 400 lawyers, investigators, social wokers and other staff - approximately 95% of whom are nationals of the countries in which they serve. IJM's justice professionals work in their communities in 15 field offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America to secure tangible and sustainable protection of national laws through local court systems.
"Our Vision: To rescure thousands, protect millions and prove that justice for the poor is possible."
FYE 12/2010:
Total Revenue: $24,609,984
Program Expenses: $20,085,054 (8.1%)
Administrative Expenses: $2,014,150 (8.1%)
Fundraising Expenses: $2,643,366 (10.6%)
response to this massive need.
Today the International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to secure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that public justice systems - police, courts and laws - effectively protect the poor. Today, IJM has over 400 lawyers, investigators, social wokers and other staff - approximately 95% of whom are nationals of the countries in which they serve. IJM's justice professionals work in their communities in 15 field offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America to secure tangible and sustainable protection of national laws through local court systems.
"Our Vision: To rescure thousands, protect millions and prove that justice for the poor is possible."
FYE 12/2010:
Total Revenue: $24,609,984
Program Expenses: $20,085,054 (8.1%)
Administrative Expenses: $2,014,150 (8.1%)
Fundraising Expenses: $2,643,366 (10.6%)