Human Rights Organizations
Nonprofit human rights organizations documenting abuses, taking cases to courts and UN bodies, and protecting defenders at risk. Profiles and contacts.
United States · New York
Avaaz is a global web movement, launched in 2007, that organizes people-powered politics on issues affecting people worldwide.
United States
The Open Society Foundations were founded by George Soros. They describe themselves as the world's largest private funder of independent groups working...
Belgium
International Crisis Group is an independent non-profit organization that works to prevent wars and shape policies for a more peaceful world.
United States · Atlanta
The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that works to advance peace and health worldwide.
United States
International Justice Mission is a non-governmental organization that protects people in poverty from violence.
Norway · Oslo
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement, including...
Switzerland
The World Council of Churches, WCC, is a global fellowship of Christian churches working towards their visible unity.
Israel · Jerusalem
B'Tselem, also known as the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, is an Israeli human rights organization based in...
United States
Cultural Survival is an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization that advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports their self-determination...
International Federation for Human Rights
France · Paris
The International Federation for Human Rights, FIDH, is a federation of national human rights organizations.