Human Rights
  • Starvation
  • Poverty
  • Disease
  • Repression
  • Exploitation

Most of us in the West believe the world to be a wondrous place filled with plasma TVs, SUVs, and luxury holidays, yet half the population of the planet struggles for food to eat. The problems stemming from poverty and disease, for example, are so overwhelming that it's hard for the average person to comprehend just how widespread they are and how many people's daily lives involve nothing but suffering. As its story progresses, 'What if...?' explores these disturbing issues, revealing a nightmare world of which most of us are blissfully unaware.

These sites helped with my research on Human Rights. The presence of these links does not mean these organisations endorse 'What if…?', nor that I endorse these organisations - they are included merely for readers to explore the issues 'What if…?' raises, should they so wish.
- empowers the poor with the resources, skills and opportunities to live a better life with dignity and hope.
our vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- is an international coalition of trade unions and NGOS, that aims to improve working conditions in the global garment industry.
- is a women-initiated grassroots peace movement working to end wars and redirect resources into healthcare, education and life-affirming activities.
- unites the voices of conscientious consumers, investors and businesses – using collective economic power to solve social and environmental problems.
investigates and exposes corporate violations of human rights, environmental crimes, fraud and corruption around the world.
- is a Christian environmental and humanitarian organization which reverses deforestation and poverty by transforming the lives of the rural poor.
- is the world's largest network of children helping children through education.
- is a movement to mobilize worldwide efforts to protect and promote the rights of all children
- is a global charity that, since 1978, has operated hospital ships that bring hope and healing to the forgotten poor in developing nations.
- is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.
- is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation that works with others to overcome poverty and suffering around the world.
- is the largest student network in Britain campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights, and protect the environment.
- is a democratic accountability website with the goal of empowering you to hold those in power to account - focusing primarily on MPs.
- articulates the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.
- offers Masters in Education programs in Integrative Learning that provide a context integrating ecology, social justice, and cosmology.
- is a non-profit making, independent NGO charity, dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption.

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