Human Rights
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Africa Fund - works for a positive U.S. policy towards Africa and supports human rights, democracy and development.
Amanaka'a Amazon Network - supports the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest in their efforts to survive and work in harmony with their environment.
American Anti-Slavery Group - Modern Day Slavery: blacks bought and sold today in Africa, modern day abolitionist groups
Andrei Sakharov Foundation - promotes democracy and human rights in the former Soviet Union and around the world, and runs the Andrei Sakharov Museum and Community Center in Moscow.
Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International - advocating for human rights in South Asia.
Anti-Slavery International - campaigns for the freedom of millions of people worldwide who are trapped in situations of slavery or slavery-like practices.
Arab Associasion For Human Rights - independent, grassroots, non-governmental organization which works to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel from an international human rights perspective.
Arab Organization for Human Rights
Art for the World - independent non-profit organization for contemporary art serving humanitarian purposes.
Art in Defense of Human Rights - founded by the Danish sculptor, Jens Galschiøt, who wanted to erect his own sculpture, Pillar of Shame.
Asian Human Rights Commission - intends to provide update information and useful material related to Asian human rights.
Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos - human rights organization.
Association For Civil Rights in Israel, The
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B'Tselem - Israeli organization which monitors and documents human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and engages in advocacy campaigns for positive change.
Baltimore Anti-Slavery Society
Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, The - organization dedicated to the development of democracy and humanitarian law in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Also in Serbian.
Bonner County Human Rights Task Force
British Helsinki Human Rights Group - monitors and reports on the development of democracy and human rights in the formerly communist countries of eastern Europe and OSCE member states.
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California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) - dedicated to protecting basic human and civil rights by reducing community tension and building intergroup relations.
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) - charitable organization dedicated to the continuing needs unique to survivors of torture and their families in Canada and abroad.
Canadian Human Right Foundation (CHRF) - non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights through education, in Canada and around the world.
Center for Human Rights Legal Aid - provides legal assistance and representation, free of charge, to victims of human rights violations in Egypt.
Center for Law and Global Justice - has projects worldwide that focus on the protection of human rights, legal education, judicial training and free and fair elections.
Center For World Indigenous Studies - non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.
Christian Solidarity International - helping victimized children and sufferers of disaster or religious repression.
Coalition Against Slavery in Mauritania and Sudan (CASMAS)
Colombia Support Network - a non-governmental organization striving to improve the human rights situation in Colombia and build solidarity between the peoples of North America and Colombia.
Committee for Asian Women - publishes a quarterly newsletter and works to voice and represent the concerns of women workers in Asia.
Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) - an independent organization of scientists devoted to the protection and advancement of the human rights, as well as the scientific and intellectual freedom of scientists around the world.
Committee on the Administration of Justice - defending human rights and civil liberties in Northern Ireland.
Consortium for Health and Human Rights - promotes the link between health and human rights internationally by providing education, research, and advocacy for professionals working in health and human rights.
Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos - Peru - umbrella organization representing human rights organizations in Peru; site offers human rights reports and appeals. In Spanish.
Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms - documents human rights abuses in Kosova.
Cultural Survival - helps indigenous peoples and ethnic groups deal as equals in their relations with national and international societies.
CUSO - Canadian organization supporting alliances for global social justice.
Czech Helsinki Committee - human rights organization focusing on monitoring, counseling and educational activities. Regional and international programs.
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Danish Center for Human Rights, The - details the organization's activites, with news from the human rights field.
Democracy Network of Iran (DNI) - a net-based group of individuals committed to campaign for promotion of democracy and improvement of human rights conditions in Iran.
Derechos - Internet-based human rights organization that works for the promotion and respect of human rights worldwide.
Derechos Humanos en America Latina - human rights information about Latin America and the rest of the world.
Dreyfus Society - dedicated to cultural projects combating anti-Semitism and racism.
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East Timor Action Network - group urging action against the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor.
East Timor Alert Network (ETAN) Canada - seeks to end Canadian complicity in the genocide in East Timor.
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) - non-governmental organization.
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance - history of the council, calendar, examples of good practice, and educational resources.
European Council Human Rights Web - hosts policy papers and the text of relevant agreements; also has links to European human rights organizations.
European Court of Human Rights - sitting justices are from member states of the Council of Europe.
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) - mission statement, press releases, letters of public advocacy, human rights reports and contact addresses.
Excuses for the Truth: Disappearances and Their Consequences - practical information on the struggle against "disappearances." Site is designed to facilitate an an exchange of information and experiences for those affected by or working against disappearances.
End to Global Injustice - information about various countries and populations experiencing poverty, political oppression, and environmental abuse.
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Foundation For Human Rights - committed to the people in Guatemala who have suffered.
Freedom House - non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting democracy around the world.
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Georgia Association of Physicians for Human Rights (GAPHR) - dedicated to the elimination of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in medicine, in regards to lesbians, gays, and bisexuals.
Global Education Associates (GEA) - non-governmental organization (NGO) working to enable global citizens to understand and respond to the crises and opportunities of today's interdependent world.
Global Exchange - human rights organization devoted to building people-to-people ties between first and third world nations and promoting sustainable development.
Globalization & Human Rights - companion site to the PBS special focusing on the ongoing debate over whether or not human rights concerns should be linked to economic policies.
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Hijos - organización de derechos humanos que agrupa a los hijos de las víctimas de la última dictadura militar Argentina
Hivos - supports organizations that enable people to assert their rights and improve access to decision-making.
Human Right International Alliance (HRIA) - non-profit alliance of individuals, NGO's, parliamentarians, and intellectuals dedicated to the protection and promotion of Human Rights.
Human Rights Action Group - community of radical kiwi students committed to peace and human rights activities worldwide.
Human Rights Education Associates - supports efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices.
Human Rights Interactive Network - an Internet launchpad for human rights, armed conflict, disaster relief, and other resources. With links to organizations, work/travel opportunities, action alerts and a feature magazine.
Human Rights Internet (HRI) - international documentation centre and network on human rights. Information on human rights education and resources, the United Nations and more.
Human Rights and Forensic Anthropology - about the investigation of human rights abuses internationally through the use of forensic anthropology in the exhumation of mass graves in Guatemala, Rwanda, Bosnia and other places.
Human Rights Server - global human rights news, updates, and links sorted by country.
Human Rights Situation in Pakistan - offers a collection of reports that deal with human rights abuses faced by Ahmadis, due to the Blasphemy Law.
Human Rights Web - includes history of the human rights movement, information on prisoners of conscience, and more.
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Immigration and Refugee Services of America - dedicated to immigration and refugee related information.
Institute for Human Rights - specialized body within the Beirut Bar Association that proposes to organize training sessions intended for professionals.
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA) - refugee and immigrant service organization providing opportunities for "those who have come before to lend a helping hand to those who have recently arrived."
International Association for Religious Freedom - non-governmental organization (NGO) with general consultative status at the UN that supports religious freedom through interfaith cooperation and local community service and development strategies.
International Commission of Jurists - non-governmental organisation dedicated to the defence and promotion of human rights.
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights - organization with branches in 34 countries monitoring human rights in Europe, the former Soviet Union and North America.
Iraq Foundation - human rights organization covering the political, social and economic situation under the regime of Saddam Hussein.
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Jewish Prisoner Services International - outreach and advocacy agency for Jewish prisoners and their families.
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Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) - volunteer group that documents the situation of the Karen in Burma, in an effort to end human rights abuses committed by the Myanmarese regime, the SLORC.
Kids-Right - promoting the rights of children to have contact with both parents. Working to change the laws of the United States through a campaign of public action.
Kosova Task Force USA
Karen Parker Page for Humanitarian Law - documents and analyses pertaining to current armed conflicts and human rights violations worldwid
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Lao Human Rights Council - features a request for human rights in the Lao language, from Hmong refugees in Napho Camp, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand.
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights - working to protect and promote fundamental human rights, holding all governments accountable to the standards affirmed in the International Bill of Human Rights.
Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights - features articles on human rights in Egypt and the Middle East and women's rights and issues.
Los Cimientos Alliance Maya Guatemala - a cultural and human rights cooperative for creating a network of friends and resources supporting the work of the Mayan People of Guatemala.
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M. Venkatarangaiya Foundation - MVF is a charitable non-profit trust interested in creating awareness among the disadvantaged, building a civil society, and abolishing child labor.
Madre - promotes social justice and development around the world by developing partnerships with community-based women's groups.
Mazlumder - organization of human rights and solidarity for oppressed people.
Milarepa Fund, The - non-profit organization started by the Beastie Boys in 1994 to raise funds for helping the Tibetan people.
Moldovan Helsinki Committee for Human Rights - includes activities and text. Also in Romanian.
Mining Co.: Human Rights - weekly updates and news, a message boards, and annotated links to related sites.
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National Association for Lebanese Detainees in Israeli Prisons - working to make the Lebanese Detainees a national concern.
National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR) - promotes the civil and human rights of Haitians in the United States, Haiti, and elsewhere.
National Labor Committee - human rights advocacy group, dedicated to promoting and defending the rights of workers.
New York Association for New Americans - resettlement agency offers information for immigrants and refugees, immigration policy updates, answers to legal questions, and services for employers.
North America Project - includes sections on international human rights treaties, full text of recent publications on democracy and human rights in the Americas, referrals to experts and links to related sites.
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - statutory body established in terms of the Northern Ireland Act, in compliance with the Good Friday Agreement.
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Office of the Americas - featuring analysis of current events in the Americas, including the War on Drugs, immigration, and human rights.
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Pacific Regional Human Rights Education Resource Team - RRRT is a British Aid Programme devoted to improving legal literacy in the Pacific Region.
Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, Inc.
PeaceNet - repository for current information on a range of issues from disarmament to human rights and events and actions around the world.
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) - mobilizes the health professions and enlists public support to protect and promote the human rights of all people.
Plowshare Peace and Justice Center - education and resource center committed to the creation of a just world peace which recognizes the dignity and worth of every human being.
Project Respect - a citizens group working to expand the circles of respect, equality, justice and human rights in the local area.
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Quixote Center, The - faith-based social justice center working in the US, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
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Rainbow/PUSH Coalition - founded by Jesse Jackson.
Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda (RDR) - contains publications, photographs, and historical background on Rwanda and its civil war.
Refuse & Resist! - says no to the war on women, concentration camps for immigrants, censorship of the arts, resurgent racism, police state measures, gay bashing, and compulsory patriotism.
Religious Task Force on Central America & Mexico - supports and promotes the witness of people of faith working for justice and peace in Central America and Mexico.
Resource Center of the Americas - nonprofit organization working for peace, justice and human rights in the Americas. Connection to the Americas, a monthly Latin American and Caribbean news digest, available on-site.
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Schiller Institute - Applies Friedrich Schiller's ideas to issues of human rights, the nation-state, development of culture. Affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche.
Seva Foundation - sponsors projects throughout the world that help relieve suffering.
Solidarity in Italy - information, addresses, events, and meetings of voluntary organizations in Italy.
Soulutions Now - progressive institute promting renewal in response to environmental, spiritual, economic, social and political systems collapse.
South Asian Human Rights Research and Development (SAHRRAD) - promotes human rights, humanism, and democracy. Also studys the humanitarian problems, provides emergency help to the victims, and more.
Sub Ocean Safety - exposes the human rights issues of diver abuse in developing nations while providing hyperbaric medical training, equipment, and diver training in remote coastal areas.
Survivors International - providing specialized medical and psychological treatment for victims of political torture from all over the world.
Swiss Society for the European Convention on Human Rights (SGEMKO) - private non-profit organization spreading information in German language about the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom (ECHR).
Syrian Human Rights Commitee - provides the international community with information on the human rights situation.
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Task Force Detainees of the Philippines - involved in research, documentation of human rights violations in the Philippines.
TransAfrica Forum - foreign policy institution founded to provide for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information about Africa and the Caribbean and about U.S. policies affecting them.
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U.S. Citizens Human Rights Commission
UNESCO Clubs - Join the clubs' cyber trek, "Cyber Raid", explore the UNESCO world heritage list, and win trips, CD-roms.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee - fights human rights abuses in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and monitors welfare reform in the US.
Universal Society - Constitutes a free and non-violent voluntary " Energy Association" organized of individuals cooperating in a positive, creative and harmonious manner.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights - offers translated version of the statement in several languages.
Universal Rights Network - created to promote the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Includes people's stories, news, and heroes.
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Ventures In Peace - non-profit membership corporation comprised of people dedicated to world peace through active cooperation and communication.
Verité - a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating labor and human rights abuses from US companies using global outsourcing.
Voice of the Martyrs Inc. - organization dedicated to helping Christians who are being persecuted for their faith.
Witness - delivering communications equipment to human rights organizations.
Witness for Peace - human rights and economic justice organization providing monitoring, documentation, and volunteer opportunities in Central America and the Caribbean Basin.
Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism
World Algeria Action Coalition (WAAC) - dedicated to raising international awareness of the political and economic conditions in Algeria.
World Commission for Peace & Human Rights Council - information about campaigns and activities.
World Organisation Against Torture - programmes include urgent appeals, victim assistance and children.
Worldview Rights - promoting democracy and human rights by means of media and communication.
Worldwide Project Day of Solidarity - a human rights day involving school children around the world.
Witness Rights Alert - video and text testimonials to incidents of human rights abuses around the world.
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Yellow Ribbon, The - An internet resource for information and support for the two U.S. citizens currently being held in an Iraqi prison.