We provide small grants for human rights campaigns for grassroots groups globally.
We provide small grants for human rights campaigns for grassroots groups globally.
UNARC was able to support 8 member campaigns in 2022. Here are some of them:
LabJaca is a research laboratory, citizen data generation and construction of narratives about favelas and peripheries, which seeks to trace actions that represent the real demands of the residents and local institutions.
LabJaca is a research laboratory, citizen data generation and construction of narratives about favelas and peripheries, which seeks to trace actions that represent the real demands of the residents and local institutions.
The goal is to produce data about the government’s actions and receive and forward complaints from residents about possible abuses by police officers in the program.
The survey was conducted in Jacarezinho. Among those heard by the research, 63% have already said that they saw police officers of the program stealing or damaging items from residents’ houses or were themselves victims of this type of action.
A survey conducted with residents of Jacarezinho, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro, about the five months of the Integrated City program, indicated that the majority of respondents feel more insecure, report police raids on residences, and have witnessed or have been victims of aggression by State agents.
The goal of Sociedade Maranhense de Direitos Humanos (SMDH) is to evaluate the implementation and efficiency of custody hearings for the reduction of pre-trial detention in Maranhão, aiming at the perception of the degree of selectivity of violence and of the justice system, which relates social class, race/color and territory.
The campaign Afrodescendants Resisting Police Violence: the impact of militarized policing on the mental health of the black population living in Brazil’s favelas seeks to promote visibility for systematic human rights violations (especially the human right to mental health) perpetuated against black populations living in marginalized areas of Brazilian cities, such as the favelas.
The goal of Sociedade Maranhense de Direitos Humanos (SMDH) is to evaluate the implementation and efficiency of custody hearings for the reduction of pre-trial detention in Maranhão, aiming at the perception of the degree of selectivity of violence and of the justice system, which relates social class, race/color and territory.
The campaign Afrodescendants Resisting Police Violence: the impact of militarized policing on the mental health of the black population living in Brazil’s favelas seeks to promote visibility for systematic human rights violations (especially the human right to mental health) perpetuated against black populations living in marginalized areas of Brazilian cities, such as the favelas.
João Pedro was 14 years old and had his whole life ahead of him. Until May 18, 2020, when he was killed after his home was raided by police officers participating in a joint operation at the Complexo do Salgueiro, in São Gonçalo, in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, between the Civil and Federal Police.
A remarkable audiovisual production that tells maternal stories of those who (over)live amidst extreme militarized violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Rômulo uses his social networks to talk about the theme, focused on the black population. During the interview he talked about the role and duty of the State in the face of extreme violence in the communities, talked about relationships and affections, and presented how psychology works on the emotional side of the black population.
The Social Justice Lawyers’ Collective, a non-profit, human rights organization focused on issues of racial discrimination and racism, with a special focus on the defense of victims of abuse of authority, has agreed to submit a report on the investigation of murders by members of law enforcement against young Afro-Colombians.
The Social Justice Lawyers’ Collective, a non-profit, human rights organization focused on issues of racial discrimination and racism, with a special focus on the defense of victims of abuse of authority, has agreed to submit a report on the investigation of murders by members of law enforcement against young Afro-Colombians:
Watch the Reel here
Ilex Acción Jurídica is a civil society organization led by Afro-descendant women lawyers, aimed at promoting strategies for legal action, communications and social research with an intersectional approach, to contribute to the effective enjoyment of the rights of Afro-descendant communities and individuals in Colombia.
Ilex Acción Jurídica is a civil society organization led by Afro-descendant women lawyers, aimed at promoting strategies for legal action, communications and social research with an intersectional approach, to contribute to the effective enjoyment of the rights of Afro-descendant communities and individuals in Colombia.
Caiso- Sex and gender justice is a feminist Civil Society Organisation committed to ensuring wholeness, justice and inclusion for Trinidad and Tobago’s LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex) communities, by developing analysis, alliances and advocacy.
Caiso- Sex and gender justice is a feminist Civil Society Organisation committed to ensuring wholeness, justice and inclusion for Trinidad and Tobago’s LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex) communities, by developing analysis, alliances and advocacy.
The coalition is composed of members from different parts of the world including representatives of social movements, national, regional and international NGOs and international experts.
UNARC is fiscally sponsored by International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) located in Geneva, Switzerland and supported by the Open Society Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
The coalition is composed of members from different parts of the world including representatives of social movements, national, regional and international NGOs and international experts.
UNARC is fiscally sponsored by International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) located in Geneva, Switzerland and supported by the Open Society Foundation and the Ford Foundation.