List of human rights organisations

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The following is a list of articles on the human rights organisations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes both secular and religious organizations.

International non-governmental organizations[]

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 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[]

Further information: Human rights in Argentina

Australia[]

Further information: Human rights in Australia

Bahrain[]

Further information: Human rights in Bahrain

Belgium[]

Further information: Human rights in Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

  • Association for Social Research and Communications (UDIK)

Burma (Myanmar)[]

Further information: Human rights in Burma

Bulgaria[]

Further information: Human rights in Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Cambodia[]

Further information: Human rights in Cambodia

Canada[]

Further information: Human rights in Canada

Chad[]

Further information: Human rights in Chad

Chile[]

Further information: Human rights in Chile

China[]

Further information: Human rights in China

  Tibet[]

Further information: Human rights in Tibet
  • Free Tibet
  • International Campaign for Tibet
  • Political Prisoners Movement of Tibet
  • Students for a Free Tibet
  • Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Egypt[]

Further information: Human rights in Egypt
  • Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
  • Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR)
  • Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
  • Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
  • Hisham Mubarak Law Center
  • National Council for Human Rights
  • Shayfeencom

Eritrea[]

  • Human Rights Concern Eritrea

Ethiopia[]

Further information: Human rights in Ethiopia

France[]

Further information: Human rights in France
  • GISTI
  • Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme)
  • MRAP (French NGO)
  • SOS Racisme

Guatemala[]

Further information: Human rights in Guatemala

Iceland[]

Further information: Human rights in Iceland

India[]

Further information: Human rights in India

Iran[]

Further information: Human rights in Iran

Israel[]

Further information: Human rights in Israel

  Israel[]

  Palestinian territories[]

  • Al-Haq
  • Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Gaza Strip)

Italy[]

Further information: Human rights in Italy
  • Emergency

Kenya[]

Lebanon[]

Further information: Human rights in Lebanon
  • Association Najdeh

Malawi[]

Further information: Human rights in Malawi

Malaysia[]

Further information: Human rights in Malaysia

Mali[]

Further information: Human rights in Mali

Mauritania[]

Further information: Human rights in Mauritania

Mexico[]

Further information: Human rights in Mexico

Morocco[]

Further information: Human rights in Morocco

Nepal[]

Further information: Human rights in Nepal

Niger[]

Further information: Human rights in Niger
  • Timidria

Nigeria[]

Further information: Human rights in Nigeria

North Korea[]

Further information: Human rights in North Korea

Pakistan[]

Further information: Human rights in Pakistan

Philippines[]

Further information: Human rights in Philippines

Poland[]

Further information: Human rights in Poland
  • Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (20th century)

Russia[]

Further information: Human rights in Russia

Saudi Arabia[]

Further information: Human rights in Saudi Arabia

South Korea[]

Sri Lanka[]

Further information: Human rights in Sri Lanka

Sweden[]

  • Stepchildren of Society
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Syria[]

Further information: Human rights in Syria

Taiwan[]

Further information: Human rights in Taiwan

Thailand[]

Further information: Human rights in Thailand

Tunisia[]

Further information: Human rights in Tunisia

Uganda[]

Further information: Human rights in Uganda

Ukraine[]

Further information: Human rights in Ukraine
  • Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
  • Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union

United Kingdom[]

Further information: Human rights in United Kingdom

United States[]

Further information: Human rights in United States

Venezuela[]

Further information: Human rights in Venezuela

Zimbabwe[]

Further information: Human rights in Zimbabwe

United Nations Bodies[]

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[]

See also[]

References[]

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