Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos

$90,000

To continue promoting human rights and the rule of law in Peru, with a focus on monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Center for Justice and International Law

$100,000

To promote and defend human rights and the rule of law in Latin America by providing free legal services to victims, organizations and institutions throughout the region.

Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society

$64,000

To promote human rights and the rule of law in Colombia using research, analysis, advocacy, training and dissemination.

Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez

$90,000

To promote and protect human rights in Mexico using legal advice, litigation and national and international media coverage.

Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales

$68,000

To litigate cases of human rights violations in Argentina before federal and international courts.  Second installment of a three year, $200,000 grant.

Comision Colombiana de Juristas

$100,000

To protect and promote human rights in Colombia using litigation, research, analysis, advocacy, public education and outreach.

Comision Mexicana de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos

$80,000

To promote human rights and the rule of law in Mexico, by litigating cases of violations before national and international judicial bodies.

Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos

$90,000

To promote and protect human rights in Peru, with an emphasis on monitoring compliance with recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  Final installment of a two year, $180,000 grant.

Equipo Colombiano de Trabajo Forense y Asistencia Psicosocial

$50,000

To establish the Colombian Team for Forensic Work and Psychosocial Assistance.

Global Rights Partners for Justice

$75,000

To combat racial discrimination and promote human rights for African descendants in Latin America.

Instituto Solidaridad y Desarrollo

$45,000

To strengthen the Human Rights Public Policies Oversight System of the Southern Cone Common Market.  First installment of a two-year, $90,000 grant.

Memoria Abierta

$57,000

To help preserve the memory of Argentina's period of state terrorism (the so-called 'Dirty War') and its impact throughout the country, focusing on strengthening the organization's development and communications programs.

National Security Archive Fund

$55,000

To provide expertise in freedom of information requests and documentation of human rights violations to Latin American organizations.

Tlachinollan Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montana

$40,150

To continue to provide accompaniment, support and legal assistance to the Mixteco and Tlapaneco indigenous people of the Costa Chica region of Guerrero who are victims of human rights violations.

Universidad de Chile Centro de Derechos Humanos

$45,000

To educate and train human rights practitioners and policymakers for the defense and promotion of women's rights within the framework of international law.

Universidad de Chile Centro de Derechos Humanos

$75,000

To strengthen human rights and democracy in Latin America by building the capacity of nongovernmental and governmental professionals in human rights standards and the rule of law.

Universidad Diego Portales

$50,000

To research and prepare the third annual report on human rights in Chile, which will be used to promote human rights standards within the country.

Washington Office on Latin America

$75,000

To promote human rights and democracy in Latin America, with a particular emphasis on improving US policy in the region.

Washington Office on Latin America

$10,000

To raise public and policymaker awareness about and encourage complete investigations of the human rights violations of women in Juarez, Mexico, where more than 370 women have been killed since 1993.

Washington Office on Latin America

$10,000

To conduct a public education and media campaign to highlight the findings of a book about the harmful effects of US drug control policies on human rights and democracy in Latin America.

Human Rights First

$150,000

To promote human rights around the world, by providing legal representation to asylum seekers, supporting the International Criminal Court, supporting human rights defenders, and promoting a US security policy that upholds the rule of law.

Human Rights Watch

$150,000

To defend human rights through in-depth research and advocacy with local, national and international government policymakers, nongovernmental organizations and the media.

Physicians for Human Rights

$150,000

To mobilize health professionals to be effective advocates for human rights around the world.

International League for Human Rights

$15,000

To support the Extraction and Protection Program.

Human Rights Watch

$17,500

To provide emergency support to threatened human rights advocates from Russia and Rwanda.