Karama aims to end all types of violence against women in the Arab region. It mobilizes women’s influence and participation across all instrumental sectors (political, legal and civil activism) to address women’s advancement, security, protection, and participation. Karama works through partners in 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa through national and regional…
Nonviolence Now is tracking inspiring stories of successful nonviolence in action around the globe. Nonviolence Now is accepting submissions of stories of successful nonviolence to help inspire others to do the same.
The Fund for Global Human Rights supports courageous activists who speak truth to power, challenge wrongdoing, and strive to build a more just and equitable world. By investing in those on the front lines of human rights struggles, the Fund for Global Human Rights help build stronger, more resilient movements that can take on abusive…
CCHR is an advocacy organization facilitating grassroots participation by empowering local communities through education of their civil and political rights. It facilitates constructive interaction between Cambodian civil society and the international community in order to advocate the progressive realization of Cambodian human rights.
The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) is a creative think tank that produces new and dynamic perspectives on human rights issues, with a focus on children’s rights. Through research and artwork, CRIN encourage dialogue and critical thinking about ways to fight the causes, not the symptoms, of rights violations against children. Its activities include providing…
The mission of Justice for Iran (JFI) is to address and eradicate the practice of impunity that empowers officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran to perpetrate widespread human right violations against their people, and to hold them accountable for their actions. To achieve its mission, JFI researches, documents, validates, and litigates individual cases. It…
Detained in Dubai’s mission is to ensure the security of foreign nationals in the Gulf from unjust detention, wrongful prosecution, and all other violations of their human rights; and to promote reforms in the region that will contribute to the stability of the lives and interests of the expats who reside there. Detained in Dubai…
The Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation. CDFJ defends media freedom and provides protection to Arab journalists by addressing violations to their rights, providing professional development and ensuring free access to information. Finally, CDFJ advocates for reform of legislation that restricts press freedom and works to foster a…
Alkarama is an NGO defending the victims of human rights violations in the Arab world – including violations of the right to life, to physical and mental integrity and to Civil and Political Rights – by using in priority international law mechanisms. Alkarama also helps to promote a culture of human rights in the Arab…
The Mexican Center for Environmental Law, A.C. (CEMDA) is a non-governmental, apolitical and non-profit organization that has been working for the defense of the environment and natural resources for 25 years. CEMDA is one of the main environmental civil society organizations in Mexico whose fundamental focus is the strengthening, consolidation, harmonization, implementation and effective compliance…
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