Free direct legal representation, systemic advocacy, and litigation.
The International Refugee Assistance Project works to organize law students and lawyers to develop and enforce legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. It was originally a project of the Urban Justice Center in New York City, founded and directed by Becca Heller.
Mobilizing direct legal aid, litigation, and systemic advocacy, IRAP serves the world’s most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.
IRAP believes that everyone should have a safe place to live and a safe way to get there. We value action, accountability, innovation, and candor. We are nimble, collaborative, and nonpartisan. We believe in the power of individuals to change their own circumstances. And we believe in results.
NEW YORK, NY 10004-1586 | Tax-exempt since Aug. 2018
EIN: 82-2167556
Classification (NTEE) Human Service Organizations - Multipurpose (Human Services — Multipurpose and Other)
Nonprofit Tax Code Designation: 501(c)(3) Defined as: Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.
Donations to this organization are tax deductible.
We can live in a world where the police don’t kill people
by limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability.
Founded in 1979, NILC is a legal advocacy organization exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their families in the United States.
Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of social justice and equal opportunity will become a reality.
We seek to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.
