List of human rights organisations
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The following is a list of articles on the human rights organizations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes both secular and religious organizations.
International non-governmental organizations
- Amazon Watch
- Amnesty International
- Anti-Slavery International
- Article 19
- Aruna Project
- Avocats Sans Frontières
- Breakthrough
- CARE
- Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics)
- Carter Center
- CCJO René Cassin
- Center for Economic and Social Rights
- Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
- Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
- Civil Rights Defenders
- Coalition for the International Criminal Court
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
- CryptoRights Foundation
- Cultural Survival
- Disabled Peoples' International
- Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)
- Enough Project
- Equality Now
- Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor
- Every Human Has Rights
- Forum 18
- Free the Slaves
- Freedom from Torture
- Freedom House
- Friends of Peoples Close to Nature
- Front Line Defenders
- Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
- Global Rights
- Gypsy International Recognition and Compensation Action
- Habitat International Coalition
- Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
- Helsinki Watch
- Hindu American Foundation
- Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation
- Humanists International
- Human Rights First
- Human Rights Foundation
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Without Frontiers International
- HURIDOCS
- IFEX
- Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
- International Alliance of Women
- International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
- International Centre for Human Rights Research
- International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances
- International Commission of Jurists
- International Committee of the Red Cross (private, sovereign organisation)
- International Crisis Group
- International Disability Alliance
- International Federation for Human Rights
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance
- International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (federation of 15 other human rights organizations not included in this list; now bankrupt due to fraud)
- International Institute of Human Rights
- International League for Human Rights
- International Movement ATD Fourth World
- International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)
- International Property Rights Index
- International Progress Organization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
- International Rescue Committee
- International Service for Human Rights
- International Society for Human Rights
- International Tibet Network
- International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
- Islamic Human Rights Commission
- JUSTICE
- Justice For All
- MindFreedom International
- Minority Rights Group International
- National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights
- Network for Education and Academic Rights
- No Peace Without Justice
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- Peace Brigades International
- People & Planet
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Point of Peace Foundation
- Protection International
- Refugees International
- Release International
- Reporters Without Borders
- Reprieve
- Redress Trust
- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
- Save the Children
- Scholars at Risk
- Scholar Rescue Fund
- Shia Rights Watch
- Society for Threatened Peoples
- Stop Killer Robots
- Survival International
- Tahirih Justice Center
- The Advocacy Project
- The RINJ Foundation
- The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention
- Tostan
- Transparency International
- UN Watch
- UNITED for Intercultural Action
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- World Council of Churches
- World Organization Against Torture
- WITNESS
- Womankind Worldwide
- World Future Council
- World Organization Against Torture
- Youth for Human Rights International
Regional non-governmental organizations
- African Movement of Working Children and Youth (Africa)
- AIRE Centre (Europe)
- Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (Arab world)
- Arab Commission for Human Rights (Arab world)
- Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Asia)
- Asian Human Rights Commission (Asia)
- Asian Centre for Human Rights (Asia)
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (Commonwealth nations)
- Council of Europe (Europe) (is actually a intergovernmental organization financed by its 46 member states, not a NGO)
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs (Americas)
- Ecumenical Center for Human Rights (Americas)
- EuroMed Rights (Euro-Mediterranean region)
- European Human Rights Society (Europe)
- European Roma Rights Centre (Europe)
- Federal Union of European Nationalities (Europe)
- Helsinki Citizens Assembly (Europe)
- Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (Southern Africa)
- Incomindios Switzerland (Americas)
- International Association of Independent Journalists Inc. (Canada, England & elsewhere)
- Journalists for Human Rights (Africa)
- Kurdish Human Rights Project (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran & elsewhere)
- Memorial (Ex-USSR)
- Regional Council on Human Rights in Asia (Southeast Asia)
- Unimondo (southeastern Europe)
- Washington Office on Latin America (Latin America)
- The Youth Cafe (Africa)
Non-governmental organisations with a national focus
For governmental national human rights organisations see national human rights institution.
Argentina
Armenia
- Europe in Law Association
- Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly–Vanadzor
- Helsinki Committee of Armenia
- Open Society Foundations–Armenia
- PanEuropa Armenia
- Pink Armenia
- Right Side NGO
- Union of Informed Citizens
Australia
Bahrain
- Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
- Bahrain Human Rights Society
- Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
- Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights
- We Have A Right
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burma (Myanmar)
- Burma Campaign UK
- Canadian Friends of Burma
- Free Burma Rangers
- Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
- Karen Human Rights Group
- U.S. Campaign for Burma
- Women's League of Burma
Bulgaria
Cambodia
- Cambodian Center for Human Rights
- The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
- ADHOC
Canada
Chad
Chile
- Association of Families of the Detained-Disappeared (AFDD; 1974)[1]
- Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile (1973–1975)[1]
- National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (1990–1991); better known as the Rettig Commission
- Vicariate of Solidarity (1976–1990)[1]
China
- Civil Human Rights Front (Hong Kong)
- Empowerment and Rights Institute
- Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (Hong Kong)
- Human Rights in China
- Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
Tibet
Colombia
- CREDHOS, Regional Corporation for the Defence of Human Rights (Spanish: Corporación Regional para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos). NGO founded in 1987 in response to the humanitarian crisis in the Magdalena Medio region.[2][3]
Egypt
- Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
- Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights
- Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
- Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
- Hisham Mubarak Law Center
- National Council for Human Rights
- Shayfeencom
Eritrea
Ethiopia
France
- GISTI
- Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme)
- MRAP (French NGO)
- SOS Racisme
Guatemala
Iceland
India
- Confederation of Human Rights Organizations
- Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy
- Honour for Women National Campaign
- Human Rights Documentation Centre
- Kashmir Human Rights Commission
- Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti
- National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
- Vigil India Movement
Iran
Israel
- Adalah (legal center)
- Association for Civil Rights in Israel
- B'Tselem
- Jerusalem Institute of Justice
- Machsom Watch
- Rabbis for Human Rights
- Physicians for Human Rights–Israel
- Yesh Din
Italy
Kenya
Lebanon
Malawi
Malaysia
- Bersih
- Lawyers for Liberty
- Malaysians Against Death Penalty & Torture
- National Human Rights Society
- Sisters in Islam
- Suara Rakyat Malaysia
- Women's Aid Organisation
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Morocco
- Association Marocaine des Droits Humaine
- Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme
- Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
- Devatop Centre for Africa Development
- National Association of Seadogs
- Youths For Human Rights Protection And Transparency Initiative
- Hope Behind Bars Africa
North Korea
Pakistan
- Asian Human Rights Development Organization
Palestine
- Al Haq (West Bank)
- Al Qaws (Queer)
- Aswat (feminist)
- Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Gaza Strip)
- B'Tselem (Israeli organisation focused on Palestine)
Peru
Philippines
- Amnesty International Philippines
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances
- Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines
- Free Legal Assistance Group
- International Peace Observers Network
- Karapatan
- Nonviolent Peaceforce
- Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates
- Philippine Human Rights Information Center
- Philippines–Canada Task Force on Human Rights
- Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
Poland
- Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (20th century)
Russia
Saudi Arabia
- ALQST
- Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia
- Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
- European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights
- Human Rights First Society
- Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association
- Society for Development and Change
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
- ACLU
- Alliance for Human Research Protection
- Avaaz
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Center for Victims of Torture
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Empowering Spirits Foundation
- Hands Up United
- Human Rights Campaign
- Human Rights Commission of Salt Lake City
- Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
- Humanitarian Law Project
- International Justice Mission
- Jewish Voice for Peace
- Justice For All
- Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
- National Youth Rights Association
- Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Society for Human Rights (Disbanded)
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- US Human Rights Network
- Workplace Fairness
Venezuela
- PROVEA (1988) Spanish acronym for the Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights
- Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (2010)
Zimbabwe
United Nations Bodies
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- United Nations Security Council
- Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights (disbanded)
- International Criminal Court
- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- UNESCO
- United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
Human rights treaty bodies
- Human Rights Committee
- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- Committee Against Torture
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
Other multilateral organisations
- African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
- African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
- American Convention on Human Rights
- Arab Organization for Human Rights
- Commissioner for Human Rights
- Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Commonwealth of Nations
- European Court of Human Rights
- OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
- Subcommittee on Human Rights
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
See also
- List of human rights awards
- List of civil rights leaders
- List of indigenous rights organizations
- List of LGBT rights organizations
- List of women's organizations
- List of women's conferences
References
- ^ a b c Ensalaco, Mark (2000). Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-8122-3520-7. OCLC 460219602. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Nuestra organización" [Our organization]. CREDHOS. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Protect human rights defender at risk". Amnesty International. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2025.