Over 400,000 civilians have died in the Darfur conflict, 150,000 from acts of violence.
International Human Rights
All humans should have basic rights that protect them from being oppressed and allow them a certain quality of life.
International Human Rights
Dating Abuse
1 in 3 teens is abused in a relationship. And most partners stay in the relationship after the first…
Disability Rights
About 600 million people in the world experience disabilities of various types and degrees.
Labor Rights
120 million children around the world work full time to help support their impoverished families.
Malaria And Preventable Disease
Malaria is just one of a number of preventable diseases that claims millions of lives every year…
Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, 189 nations came together and made a promise to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015.
Sweatshops
Sweatshop laborers work 60-80 hours per week and are not paid enough money to put food on the table.
Violence against Women
1/3 of American women and 1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime…
Women's Rights
Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls.
News on this cause
Darfuri women face daily 'nightmare' says new Harvard study
A new report out of Darfur, Sudan and its neighboring country, Chad, highlights the urgent need for the prosecution of rape as a war crime.
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Obama OKs torture tribunals
Today President Obama will resume the Bush administration’s military tribunal system to put some of the prisoners at the US prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, on trial.
He halted the system in his first week in office but has decided to resume the trials of several high-profile terror suspects.
April Wrap-up
This month was ripe with cause related days and news. Do Something has collected the juicy data for your viewing pleasure.
Alcohol Awareness Month
The death of a 19-year-old student last month resurfaced the issue of binge drinking across the nation. The sophomore, Arman Partamian, at SUNY Geneseo was subjected to a hazing ritual involving binge drinking that led to his subsequent death.
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