| Established | 1998  (26 years ago) |
|---|---|
| Types | voluntary association |
| Aim | human rights |
Humanity in Action is an international nonprofit organization that educates and connects young people who seek to become leaders on issues related to human and minority rights. The organization, founded in 1997, maintains offices in seven countries: the United States, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its flagship program, the Humanity in Action Fellowship, places more than 100 college students and recent graduates into intensive educational fellowship programs in one of five European cities each year. In 2015, Humanity in Action began a partnership with The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta to start a sixth fellowship program, named after Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis.
Key subjects explored in the Humanity in Action Fellowship include national identity, immigration, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, racism, political extremism, human rights, minority rights and discrimination of Roma.
In addition to the Humanity in Action Fellowship, the organization manages other educational and professional fellowship programs in the United States and Europe. These include the Diplomacy and Diversity Fellowship, the Lantos-Humanity in Action Congressional Fellowship in the United States Congress, and the Pat Cox-Humanity in Action Fellowship in the European Parliament.
Headquartered in New York City, Humanity in Action is led by Executive Director Judith Goldstein.