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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
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- Amazon Watch
- Amnesty International
- Anti-Slavery International
- Article 19
- Avocats Sans Frontières
- Breakthrough (human rights)
- CARE
- Carter Center
- CCJO René Cassin
- Center for Economic and Social Rights
- Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian law
- Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
- Civil Rights Defenders
- Coalition for the International Criminal Court
- Committee of Concerned Scientists
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
- CryptoRights Foundation
- Cultural Survival
- Disabled Peoples' International
- Enough Project
- Equality Now
- Every Human Has Rights
- Forum 18
- Free the Slaves
- Freedom from Torture
- Freedom House
- Friends of Peoples Close to Nature
- Front Line Defenders
- Society for Threatened Peoples
- GIRCA
- Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
- Global Rights
- Habitat International Coalition
- Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
- Helsinki Watch
- Hindu American Foundation
- Hindu Human Rights
- Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation
- Human Life International
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights First
- Human Rights Foundation
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Without Frontiers
- HURIDOCS
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
- International Alliance of Women
- International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
- International Centre for Human Rights Research
- International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances
- International Commission of Jurists
- International Disability Alliance
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Committee of the Red Cross (private, sovereign organisation)
- International Crisis Group
- International Federation for Human Rights
- International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance
- International Freedom of Expression Exchange
- International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (federation of 15 other human rights organizations not included in this list; now bankrupt due to fraud)
- International Humanist and Ethical Union
- International Institute of Human Rights
- International League for Human Rights
- International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)
- International Property Rights Index
- International Progress Organization
- International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
- International Rescue Committee
- International Tibet Support Network
- International Service for Human Rights
- International Society for Human Rights
- International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
- Islamic Human Rights Commission
- JUSTICE
- Mind Freedom International
- Minority Rights Group International
- National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights
- Network for Education and Academic Rights
- No Peace Without Justice
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- Peace Brigades International
- People & Planet
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Point of Peace Foundation
- Protection International
- Refugees International
- Release International
- Reporters Without Borders
- Reprieve
- Redress Trust
- Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
- Scholars at Risk
- Scholar Rescue Fund
- Shia Rights Watch
- Society for Threatened Peoples
- Survival International
- Tahirih Justice Center
- The Advocacy Project
- The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention
- Tostan
- Transparency International
- UN Watch
- UNITED for Intercultural Action
- Universal Tolerance Organization
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- World Council of Churches
- World Organization Against Torture
- Witness (human rights group)
- Womankind Worldwide
- Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace
- World Future Council
- World Organization Against Torture
- Youth for Human Rights International
- Liberty institute of advocates for peace and justice international
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)
Non-governmental organisations with a national focus
For governmental national human rights organisations see national human rights institutions.
Argentina
- HIJOS
- Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
Bahrain
- Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
- Bahrain Human Rights Society
- Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society
- Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights
- We Have A Right
Belgium
- Liga voor Mensenrechten
- Ligue des droits de l'homme
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Association for Social Research and Communications (UDIK)
Burma (Myanmar)
- Burma Campaign UK
- Rohingya Federation of Arakan, Burma
- Canadian Friends of Burma
- Free Burma Rangers
- Freedom Campaign
- Human Rights Defenders and Promoters
- U.S. Campaign for Burma
- Women's League of Burma
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
Cambodia
- Cambodian Center for Human Rights
- The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
- ADHOC
Canada
- Child Welfare League of Canada
Chad
- Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights
China
- Civil Human Rights Front (Hong Kong)
- Empowerment and Rights Institute
- Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (Hong Kong)
- Human Rights in China
- Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
  Tibet
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- Free Tibet Campaign
- International Campaign for Tibet
- Political Prisoners Movement of Tibet
- Students for a Free Tibet
- Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
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
- Shayfeencom
- Hisham Mubarak Law Center
- National Council for Human Rights
France
- GISTI
- Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme)
- MRAP (French NGO)
- SOS Racisme
Guatemala
- ADIVIMA
- HIJOS
India
- Honour for Women National Campaign
- Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti
- Confederation of Human Rights Organizations
- Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy
- Human Rights Documentation Centre
- National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
- Vigil India Movement
- Kashmir Human Rights Commission
Iran
- Defenders of Human Rights Center
- Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Israel
  Israel
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- Rabbis for Human Rights
- Machsom Watch
- Association for Civil Rights in Israel
- B'Tselem
- Physicians for Human Rights-Israel
- Jerusalem Institute of Justice
  Palestinian territories
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- Al-Haq
- Al Mezan Center for Human Rights (Gaza Strip)
Kenya
- Cemiride
- Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART)
- Kenya Human Rights Commission
Lebanon
- Association Najdeh
Malawi
- Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation
Malaysia
- Suara Rakyat Malaysia
- National Human Rights Society
- Lawyers for Liberty
- Sisters in Islam
- Women's Aid Organisation
- Bersih
Mali
- Association Malienne des Droits de l'Homme
Mauritania
- Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme
Morocco
- Association Marocaine des Droits Humaine
- Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme
- Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State
Nepal
- THRD Alliance
- INSEC
Niger
- Timidria
Nigeria
- Devatop Centre for Africa Development
- Youths For Human Rights Protection And Transparency Initiative
North Korea
- Liberty in North Korea
- Chosun Journal
Pakistan
- Human Rights Organization of Pakistan
- Asian Human Rights Development Organization
Philippines
- Amnesty International Philippines
- Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
- Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines
- Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)
- International Peace Observers Network (IPON)
- Karapatan
- Nonviolent Peaceforce
- Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
- Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights)
- Philippines-Canada Task Force on Human Rights
- Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP)
Poland
- Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (20th century)
Russia
- Glasnost Defense Foundation
- Moscow Research Center for Human Rights
- SOVA Center
- Chechnya:
- Chechnya Advocacy Network
Saudi Arabia
- Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
- National Society for Human Rights
Sri Lanka
- Home for Human Rights
- NESOHR
- University Teachers for Human Rights
Sweden
- Stepchildren of Society
Syria
- al-Marsad
Thailand
- Amnesty International Thailand
- Anjaree
- EMPOWER
Tunisia
- Tunisia Monitoring Group
Uganda
- Uganda Conflict Action Network
Ukraine
- Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
- Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union
United Kingdom
- Liberty (pressure group)
- Northern Ireland:
- Committee on the Administration of Justice
United States
- ACLU
- Amnesty International
- Avaaz
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Center for Victims of Torture
- Citizens Justice Association
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Empowering Spirits Foundation
- Hands Up United
- Human Rights Campaign
- Human Rights Commission of Salt Lake City
- Human Rights First
- Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
- Humanitarian Law Project
- International Justice Mission
- Jewish Voice for Peace
- Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
- National Youth Rights Association
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Society for Human Rights (Disbanded)
- US Human Rights Network
- Workplace Fairness
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
United Nations Bodies
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- United Nations Security Council
- Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights (disbanded)
- International Criminal Court
- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- UNESCO
- United Nations Parliamentary Assembly
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
- African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
- African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
- Arab Organization for Human Rights
- Commissioner for Human Rights
- Committee for the Prevention of Torture
- Commonwealth of Nations
- European Court of Human Rights
- OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
- Subcommittee on Human Rights
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
See also
- List of civil rights leaders
- List of indigenous rights organizations
- List of LGBT rights organizations
- List of women's organizations
- List of women's conferences