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

International Organization of Human Rights IOHR (OIDO)

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)
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (Euro-Mediterranean region)
European Roma Rights Centre (Europe)
Federal Union of European Nationalities (Europe)
Helsinki Citizens Assembly (Europe)
Human Rights Foundation (Americas)
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)
Unimondo (southeastern Europe)
Washington Office on Latin America (Latin America)
Media Foundation for West Africa (West Africa)

Non-governmental organisations with a national focus

For governmental national human rights organisations see national human rights institutions.

Argentina

Bahrain

In 1993 a group of dalit student by born a small dalit Students’ Association, The new name was called ‘Parittran’. The meaning of this Bengali word is ‘Liberation or Salvation.’ Parittran is a promise. Parittran is a movement, for the Dalits and by the dalits. PARITTRAN, a non-government organization, is the first dalit social action group in Bangladesh working for the empowerment of Dalit communities. This is community-based organisations, and networks that work to secure social change and protect the rights of Dalit. PARITTRAN, promote towards strengthening the Dalit Movement. The Social action group (Parittran) is committed towards building a strong line of leadership for the Dalit Movement. The SAG is dedicated to building the capacities of our people through progress reviews and Education support, Mass awareness campaign, Developed IEC Materials, Developed video documentary film on the dalits life and show, Evidence based lobby and advocacy Meeting, Fact findings on the HR violence of dalits, Media campaign workshops that are conducted periodically. Additionally the aim is to build skills through accounts, legal aid and Dalit women leadership workshops as well as cluster level meetings.

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association for Social Research and Communications (UDIK)

Burma (Myanmar)

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights

GISTI
Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme)
MRAP (French NGO)
SOS Racisme

Israel

Palestinian territories

Kenya

Lebanon

Association Najdeh

Malawi

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation

Malaysia

Mali

Association Malienne des Droits de l'Homme

Mauritania

Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme

Morocco

Niger

Timidria

Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (20th century)

National Civil Rights Alliance

Sweden

Stepchildren of Society

Syria

al-Marsad
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Thailand

Amnesty International Thailand
Anjaree
Center for Protection and Revival of Local Community Rights
Community Resource Centre Foundation
Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF)
EMPOWER
EnLAW
iLaw Freedom of Expression Documentation Center
Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN)
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights
Thai Netizen Network (Foundation for Internet and Civic Culture)

Tunisia

Tunisia Monitoring Group

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

United Nations Bodies

Human rights treaty bodies

Other multilateral organisations

References

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Human Rights and Law Defenders

v t e International human rights organisations and institutions
Types	Human rights group Human rights commission Human rights institutions Truth and reconciliation commission
International institutions	Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Criminal Court Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Human Rights Committee UN Human Rights Council UN Security Council
Regional bodies	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Multi-lateral bodies	European Union Council of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Organisation of American States (OAS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) UN Development Programme (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Major NGOs	Amnesty International FIDH Human Rights Watch Emergency NGO Human Rights First
ICRC – organization with special status based on Geneva Conventions	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)