VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
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Human Rights Advocacy and Education
HUMAN RIGHTS - VOC ACTIVELY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN CHINA, CUBA, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, NORTH KOREA, NICARAGUA, AND ELSEWHERE WHERE COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM HAVE LED TO WIDESPREAD OPPRESSION. THROUGH IN-DEPTH RESEARCH, PARTNERSHIPS, ART EXHIBITS, AND PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS, VOC SHEDS LIGHT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CARRIED OUT BY THESE REGIMES AND GIVES A VOICE TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS AND ACTIVISTS THAT SEEK JUSTICE AND FREEDOM. OUR CHINA STUDIES PROGRAM HAS BEEN RESEARCHING AND UNCOVERING NEW EVIDENCE OF CHINA'S USE OF UYGHUR FORCED LABOR IN XINJIANG, GENERATING VAST GLOBAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND SWIFT ACTION FROM INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITIES. VOC'S LATIN AMERICA STUDIES PROGRAM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING VICTIMS TORTURED BY THE COMMUNIST AND SOCIALIST REGIMES IN CUBA AND VENEZUELA. IN CUBA, VOC'S WORK HAS BEEN BRINGING CRITICAL ATTENTION TO THE CUBAN REGIME'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR SCHEMES THAT EXPLOIT THE CUBAN PEOPLE. FURTHER, VOC'S CAPTIVE NATIONS COALITION PROVIDES A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR TODAY'S DISSIDENTS BY PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CONVENE PUBLIC RALLIES, FOSTER DIALOGUE, BRIEF POLICYMAKERS, AND BESTOW VOC'S HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS (TRUMAN-REAGAN MEDAL OF FREEDOM, DISSIDENT HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD).GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.2MResearch on Communism and Human Rights
RESEARCH- VOC MAINTAINS A DEEP BENCH OF AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WHO PRODUCE LEADING RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF COMMUNISM AND ITS CONTINUING CRIMES AND THREATS TODAY. VOC'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ON CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA SUPPORT ORIGINAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS ON HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY QUESTIONS IN THE AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND ECONOMICS, FOREIGN POLICY, AND SECURITY STUDIES. FOR EXAMPLE, VOC'S ANNUAL CHINA FORUM BRINGS TOGETHER EXPERTS, SCHOLARS, AND THE POLICY COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS KEY ISSUES IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS. THE WORK OF VOC'S CHINA STUDIES PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GENERATE CRITICAL INSIGHTS INTO UYGHUR FORCED LABOR IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS THAT CONTINUE TO INFORM INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE ON THIS ISSUE. OUR RESEARCH PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN TWO MAJOR WESTERN CORPORATIONS LEAVING XINJIANG LAST YEAR FOLLOWING REPORTS BY VOC LINKING THESE COMPANIES TO COMPLICITY IN FORCED LABOR PRACTICES AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN XINJIANG. VOC'S LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM HAS BEEN PUBLISHING IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON LABOR RIGHTS IN VENEZUELA AND THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF TORTURE AND USE OF FORCE BY COMMUNIST AND SOCIALIST REGIMES IN THE REGION. OUR TEAM ALSO SPONSORS EVENTS AND BRIEFINGS TO PRESENT OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND WE SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS AND PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$630KVictims of Communism Museum
VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUM - THE VOC MUSEUM IS THE WORLD'S FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO MEMORIALIZING THE MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE KILLED BY COMMUNISM AROUND THE WORLD AND HONORING THOSE INDIVIDUALS STRIVING FOR FREEDOM FROM TOTALITARIAN REGIMES. OPENED IN 2022, THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE VOC MUSEUM FEATURES THREE PERMANENT GALLERIES, TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, INTERACTIVE NARRATIVES, ARTWORK, AND FILMS DESIGNED TO REACH AUDIENCES FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO ADULTS. EXHIBITS, GUEST LECTURES, AND BOOK READINGS TELL THE DEVASTATING HISTORY OF COMMUNIST IDEOLOGY AND PRACTICE, BRINGING WITNESS STORIES TO LIFE AND MAKING THE MUSEUM A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL AGES. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS HAVE INCLUDED "OPERATION PEDRO PAN," "HOLODOMOR THEN, GENOCIDE NOW, JUSTICE WHEN," "VIETNAM: THE TRUTH," "TIANANMEN 1989," "CUBAN COMMUNIST PRISON," "VACLAV HAVEL: FROM DISSIDENT TO PRESIDENT," "FROM THE SOVIET RED FLAG TO THE LITHUANIAN TRICOLOR, AND "VENEZUELA: THE DEADLY TOLL OF SOCIALISM." SINCE ITS OPENING, THE MUSEUM HAS EDUCATED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AND HOSTS STUDENT GROUPS, DIPLOMATS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS WEEKLY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4M
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