“We believe that a person who feels dignity will not allow anyone to negate their rights.”

--Participants, IDEA’s First Latin American Women’s Workshop, 2006

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(Left to right):  Mrs. Shree Pati Dalit, Mrs. Jhapasiya Devi Mandal and Mrs. Rama Devi Sing, participants in IDEA’s Women’s Empowerment Workshop in Nepal. 
Photo by Pamela Parlapiano

In July 2006, IDEA was granted special consultative status by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), one of the six organs of the United Nations.  The ECOSOC includes the UN Human Rights Council and is responsible for several areas including “establishing universal respect for human rights”, “status of women”, and “creating higher standards of living” that IDEA is actively involved with and can contribute significantly to on an international level. 

International Women's Conference Seneca Falls, New York

Photographs of Kalaupapa National Historical Park

IDEA's 5th International Day of Dignity and Respect Guangzhou, China

IDEA Human Rights Brochure

Women's Empowerment Workshop in India

Voices of Humanity Awards

Special Newsletter PDF on the IDEA Center for the Voices of Humanity

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