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Human Rights

 

Innovative policies and programs that advance the rights of people and communities

 

The Working Poor

The working poor are neither helpless nor omnipotent.

By David K. Shipler | Summer 2004
 

Scaling the Walls

How a nonprofit spurred the Indian government to help seniors.

By Sejal Shah | Summer 2004
 

Color Blind

Do students learn better from teachers of their own ethnicity?

By Abe Nachbaur | Summer 2004
 

15 Minutes with Jeroo Billimoria

Interview with Jeroo Billimoria, Indian social entrepreneur.

By SSIR editor | Winter 2003
 

Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.

By Chris McGarry | Summer 2003
 

Going Head to Head

When activists miscalculate their strategic approach, their boycotts tend to falter and fade away, squandering important resources and credibility. Similarly, when companies mishandle their nonmarket strategies, they too pay a steep price.

By David P. Baron | Spring 2003