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General Human Rights
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.
- Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.
- Office of the High Commissioner of Human RightsThe United Nations human rights programme aims to ensure that the protection and enjoyment of human rights is a reality in the lives of all people. UN Human Rights also plays a crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of the three interconnected pillars of the United Nations – peace and security, human rights and development
- The United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
Environment
- Client EarthClientEarth, working with people around the globe, uses the power of the law to protect life on earth.
- Center for International Environmental LawCIEL pursues its mission through legal research and advocacy, education and training, with a focus on connecting global challenges to the experiences of communities on the ground. In the process, we build and maintain lasting partnerships with communities and nonprofit organizations around the world.
- Friends of the Environment InternationalWe envision a society of interdependent peoples living in dignity, wholeness and fulfilment in which equity and human and peoples' rights are realized. This will be a society built upon peoples' sovereignty and participation. It will be founded on social, economic, gender and environmental justice and be free from all forms of domination and exploitation, such as neoliberalism, corporate globalization, neo-colonialism and militarism.
Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention
- International Crisis GroupThe International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world.
Healthcare
- Doctors Without BordersAn independent, global movement providing medical aid where it’s needed most
- HealthRight InternationalHealthRight leverages global resources to address local health challenges and create sustainable solutions.
- Human Health Rights Watch- HealthOur work examines the right to health and a healthy environment, the right to be free from discrimination and arbitrary detention, and the right to information, free speech, expression and assembly as critical means of achieving health.
Race
- Equal Rights TrustThe Equal Rights Trust was established in 2007, with a mission to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a principle of social justice. We were founded to pursue and promote the right to equality as a right to participate in all areas of life on an equal basis, which requires taking a holistic, comprehensive approach to different inequalities. Since our foundation, this approach has provided the conceptual basis for all our work, which focuses on how to achieve equality through the enactment and implementation of equality laws.
- Institute on Race, Equality, and Human RightsDocuments and exposes human rights and labor violations related to racial discrimination or discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; advocates for legal and policy reform at the national level; uses strategic litigation at the regional and international levels; and engages the international community on critical human rights issues, including at the United Nations and regional bodies.
- International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and RacismAn international nonprofit, non-governmental human rights organization devoted to eliminating discrimination and racism, forging international solidarity among discriminated minorities and advancing the international human rights system.
- Minority Rights Group InternationalThrough training and education, legal cases, publications and the media and cultural programmes we support minority and indigenous people as they strive to maintain their rights – to the land they live on, the languages they speak, to equal opportunities in education and employment, and to full participation in public life.
Forced Migration
- Amnesty International- Refugees, Asylum-seekers, and MigrantsWe campaign for a world where human rights can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what situation they are in. Amnesty has championed the human rights of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants for decades.
- Refugees InternationalRefugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. We do not accept any government or UN funding, ensuring the independence and credibility of our work.
Gender
- International Center for Research on WomenAnchored in the principle of human dignity, ICRW advances gender equity, inclusion and shared prosperity. To this end, ICRW works with nonprofit, government and private sector partners to conduct research, develop and guide strategy and build capacity to promote evidence-based policies, programs and practices.
- Orchid ProjectOrchid Project are an NGO catalysing the global movement to end female genital cutting (FGC). FGC is a human rights violation that harms the lives of girls, women and their communities. Orchid Project partner with pioneering grassroots organisations around the world, and share knowledge and best practice to accelerate change. Orchid Project also advocate among governments and global leaders to ensure work to end FGC is prioritized.
Indigenous
- Cultural SurvivalCultural Survival supports a movement of empowered Indigenous Peoples organizing their communities to engage the international processes, national policies and human rights bodies to respect, protect, and fulfill their rights. Our organization is Indigenous-led and has a diverse board of directors bringing experiences from the Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds to inform our perspectives and scope of work.
- International Work Group for Indigenous AffairsIWGIA works to empower Indigenous Peoples through documentation, capacity development and advocacy on a local, regional and international level. To achieve our mission we provide documentation, support advocacy and empower indigenous peoples’ organisations and institutions via global partnerships.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex AssociationThe International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - is a worldwide federation of more than 1,600 organisations from over 150 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights.
- Outreach Action InternationalOutRight Action International fights for the human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. OutRight works at the international, regional and national levels to research, document, defend, and advance human rights for LGBTIQ people around the world.
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