Global Rights

Global Rights "is a human rights advocacy group that partners with local activists to challenge injustice and amplify new voices within the global discourse. With offices in countries around the world, we help local activists create just societies through proven strategies for effecting change."

In December 2003 they changed their name so that after 25 years as the International Human Rights Law Group, they would be thereafter known as Global Rights: Partners for Justice.

In March 15, 2006 it was announded that Salih Booker would replace Gay McDougall as the new Executive Director for Global Rights. The current Executive Director is Mary E. McClymont.


 * NGO Advisory Council, Fair Labor Association

NED Projects
In 2004, they received a grant from the NED for their work in the Democratic Republic of Congo "To strengthen the capacities of human rights groups in eastern Congo. Global Rights will provide institutional assistance, training and technical support. As a supplement to training activities, Global Rights will make ten small grants to local groups and organize consultations with NED partner organizations throughout the Congo."

Then in 2005, they received a grant from the NED for their work in Liberia "To strengthen civil society's participation in human rights and legislative advocacy and to help civil society organizations improve government transparency and accountability. Global Rights will provide capacity building assistance to human rights networks in Liberia, and convene an advocacy skills building seminar for Liberian human rights organizations and other civil society groups."

They also received NED grants for their work in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003. One of their 1996 was channeled to the Promotion and Support for Women's Initiatives; they also channeled funding to Haki za Binadamu-Maniema.

They received NED grants fro their work in Cambodia in 1995, 1996, and 1997.

Directors (As of July 2006)
Source
 * Board Chair - James F. Fitzpatrick - Arnold & Porter, LLP
 * Board Vice Chair - J. Stuart Lemle - Land & Lemle, LLP
 * Board Treasurer - Antoine W. van Agtmael - Emerging Markets Management, LLC
 * Board Secretary - Susan Schneider - Schneider Consulting, LLC
 * Salih Booker - Ex Officio
 * Tim Brodhead - The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
 * David Carliner - Carliner & Remes, PC
 * Russell H. Carpenter, Jr. - Covington & Burling
 * Vivian Derryck - Academy for Educational Development
 * Bradley P. Holmes - ArrayComm, Inc.
 * Niloo Razi Howe - Paladin Capital Group
 * Robert Kapp - Hogan & Hartson, LLP
 * Eric Koenig - Microsoft Corporation (Retired)
 * William Lake - WilmerHale
 * Bill Lann Lee - Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
 * Eric Lewis - Baach, Robinson & Lewis
 * Singleton McAllister - Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
 * Mary E. McClymont
 * Juan E. Mendez - International Center for Transitional Justice
 * Makau Mutua - SUNY Buffalo Law School, Human Rights Center
 * John Payton - WilmerHale
 * Ronald Pump - The Law Firm of Mohamed Al-Sharif
 * Kurt Schmoke - Howard University Law School
 * Mona Sutphen - Stonebridge International, LLC
 * Robert L. Wald - Baach Robinson & Lewis, PLLC
 * Judy Woodruff - Former CNN Prime Anchor and Senior Correspondent

Former Directors

 * Samuel Kofi Woods
 * Gregory B. Craig

Former Staff

 * Reed Brody – Former Executive Director (International Human Rights Law Group)
 * Peter Rosenblum - Former Program Director
 * Larry Garber - Former Legal Director
 * Ria Burghardt - Former Director of Development
 * Gaston Chillier - Former Latin America Director (2000-2003)
 * Hurst Hannum - former board member

Honorary 25th Anniversary Committee
Source
 * Jimmy Carter - USA
 * Nelson Mandela - South Africa
 * Mary Robinson - Ireland
 * John Hume - Northern Ireland
 * Zwelakhe Sisulu - South Africa
 * Wei Jingsheng - China
 * Sadako Ogata - Japan
 * Randall Robinson - USA
 * Yuri Orlov - Russia
 * Patricia Wald - USA
 * Elie Wiesel - Romania
 * Andrew Young - USA
 * Radhika Coomaraswamy - Sri Lanka
 * Elaine Jones - USA
 * Julian Bond - USA
 * Danielle Mitterrand - France
 * Akyn Birdal - Turkey
 * Sima Samar - Afghanistan
 * Richard Goldstone - South Africa
 * Doudou Diene - Senegal
 * Tom Harkin - USA
 * Jaime Cardinal Sin - Philippines
 * Benedita da Silva - Brazil
 * Edward M. Kennedy - USA

Silver Circle
for others see
 * Akonadi Foundation
 * Anonymous (2)
 * Arnold & Porter
 * BET Holdings, Inc.
 * Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation
 * Cordaid
 * Covington & Burling
 * Ford Foundation
 * Hogan & Hartson LLP
 * Eric Koenig and Amy Schwartz
 * John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
 * John Merck Fund
 * Microsoft Corporation
 * Moriah Fund
 * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
 * National Endowment for Democracy
 * Open Society Institute
 * Pfizer Inc
 * Philanthropic Collaborative
 * Public Welfare Foundation
 * Reebok Human Rights Foundation
 * Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * Royal Norwegian Embassy, Kabul
 * Swedish Internationall Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
 * Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights
 * Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
 * TAUPO Fund for the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
 * Third Millennium Foundation
 * UK Department of International Development (DFID)
 * US Agency for International Development (USAID)
 * US Department of State
 * Westminster Foundation for Democracy
 * Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP

Contact

 * http://www.globalrights.org

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