About
A society in service of dignity.
We were founded on a simple premise: the people doing the most consequential human rights work are often the least resourced. Our mission is to close that gap.
Our Values
What we stand for.
The Human Rights Law Society is a nonprofit organization that exists at the intersection of advocacy and philanthropy. We do not run our own field operations. We do not duplicate the work of others. Instead, we identify advocates and field workers already committed to human rights missions, and we direct funding, attention, and community to them.
Our work takes three forms. We raise capital through curated fundraising events and a network of donors. We partner with select charities whose focus aligns with our values, multiplying the impact of every contribution; and we convene a community of advocates, investors, partners, and donors who share a commitment to the cause.
We believe that human rights are not abstract. They are local, embodied, and personal; defending one case, one community, one act of witness at a time. Our role is to ensure the people doing that defending have what they need to continue.
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Proximity
We trust the people closest to the work. Funding flows to those already in the field.
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Transparency
We personally verify the authenticity of every mission and organization we affiliate with, guaranteeing that each dollar reaches a real mission carried out by a real organization.
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Dignity
Every person we serve, partner with, or fund is treated as a peer in a shared cause.
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Endurance
Human rights work is not a campaign. We commit to the long arc of justice.
Leadership
Meet our Founder & President.
Yasmin Hasan
Founder & CEO, Attorney at Law
A Florida licensed attorney with an enduring passion for human rights, our founder began this work as an international student at Florida International University. In her second year of law school, she started the Human Rights Law Society as a student club with a focused mission: confronting human trafficking in the United States.
What began as a campus initiative quickly grew into something larger. The club drew in advocates, attorneys, and changemakers doing the groundwork, alongside donors and partners willing to fund it. That community became the proof of concept for what the Society could be at scale, and led to its formal registration as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the State of Florida.
Today, she leads the Human Rights Law Society with the same conviction that shaped its founding: that the people closest to the work deserve the resources, the platform, and the community to carry it forward.