American Association of Jurists

Organization's name: American Association of Jurists
Organization's acronym: AAJ
Headquarters address  
Address: 240 West 98 St., 9F

New York, NY 10025
United States of America
Phone: 1-917 359-3295
Email: vanessa.ramospr2019@gmail.com
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • French
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Criminal Justice
  • Debt Relief
  • Decolonization
  • Development
  • Disarmament
  • Extreme poverty
  • Habitat
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • International Law
  • Justice
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Minority Rights
  • New Global Institutions
  • Peace and Security
  • Population
  • Refugees
  • Social Development
  • Statistics
  • Sustainable Development
  • Technical Cooperation
  • United Nations Reform
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Youth

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Research
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women in power and decision-making

Social Development:
  • Poverty
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • Cuba
  • Honduras
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Spain
  • Canada
  • Ecuador
  • Switzerland
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Costa Rica
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Guatemala
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
Year established (YYYY): 1975
Year of registration (YYYY): 1989
Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Indigenous people
  • Workers and trade unions
  • Children and youth
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization