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Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Links

“Wherever we lift one soul from a life of poverty, we are defending human rights. And whenever we fail in this mission, we are failing human rights.”

-Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan


The following organizations provide additional information on human rights and extreme poverty

The Fourth World Movement

Human Rights Dimension on Poverty

Illinois Coalition for Community Service

Illinois Constitution

Illinois Human Rights Act

The Mertz-Gilmore Foundation

National Economic and Social Rights Initiative

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals

United Nations International Human Rights Law

United Nations Treaty Reference Guide

U.S. Human Rights Network

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