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3D -> Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy
3D -> Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy promotes collaboration amongst trade, development and human rights professionals, to ensure that trade rules are developed and applied in ways that promote an equitable economy.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. In particular, Amnesty International campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups. Site available also in spanish, french, and arabic.
Arab Commission for Human Rights
Independent organization dedicated to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the Arab world.
Center for Justice and International Law - CEJIL
CEJIL's principle objective is to achieve the full implementation of international human rights norms in the member States of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Derechos - Human Rights
An internet-based human rights organization that works with human rights organizations in Latin America and the world to present accurate and timely information on the human rights situation in their countries, as well as opportunities to help. The organization also coordinates several human-rights mailing lists, publishes an internet human rights journal, and works on the preservation of memory and for justice for the disappeared.
Dignity International
Dignity International aspires to become a global human rights family owned and led by people living in conditions of extreme poverty and exclusion.
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
A network of 82 human rights organisations, institutions and individuals based in 30 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
FIAN
FIAN is the human rights organisation for the right to food.
Forefront
Forefront is a network founded by leading human rights defenders. The members come from diverse geographic, cultural and political spheres, but the challenges they face in their communities are remarkably similar.
Global Action on Aging - GAA
GAA is an organization with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It reports on older people's needs and potential within the global economy and advocates by, with and for older persons worldwide.
Global Rights
It is a human rights advocacy group that partners with local activists to challenge injustice and amplify new voices within the global discourse. They work to promote racial and gender equality and help people and communities feel empowered to change their societies.
GreenNet
Organization dedicated to supporting and promoting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights and the environment, through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Habitat International Coalition - HIC
HIC's pursues at local, national, regional and international levels through ever-emerging strategies and activities recognition: defence and implementation of everyone's right everywhere to a secure place to live in peace and dignity and defending the human rights of the homeless, poor and inadequately housed.
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
HREA is dedicated to quality education and training to promote understanding, attitudes and actions to protect human rights.
Human Rights Globalization (SPG)
SPG works in order to create an international legal frame that guarantees the fulfilment of the Human Rights.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protect the human rights of people around the world. More than 150 dedicated professionals work for Human Rights Watch around the world. They are lawyers, journalists, academics, and country experts of many nationalities and diverse backgrounds. A growing cadre of volunteers supports the organization, based in USA.
International Alliance of Inhabitants
They work with representatives of the inhabitants’ associations and social movements, communities, tenants, private house owners, homeless, people living in favelas and settlements, cooperatives, indigenous peoples and working class neighbourhoods of different world regions.
International Centre for the legal protection of human rights (INTERIGHTS)
Based in the UK, INTERIGHTS aims to enforce human rights through law, providing protection and redress, in particular regions and on issues of strategic focus.
International Centre on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CIDESC)
CIDESC is an action-research centre and international fellowship dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances
The International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances gathers organizations of families of disappeared and human rights organizations working together in the struggle against enforced disappearances. The principal aim is the promotion of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances.
International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH)
The purpose of the FIDH is to advance the implementation of all the rights defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the other international instruments protecting human rights. It brings together 114 human rights organisations from 90 countries. It provides them with an unparalleled network of expertise and solidarity, as well as a clear guide to the procedures of international organisations.
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism
International human rights organization devoted to eliminating all forms of discrimination around the world, forging international solidarity among discriminated minorities and advancing the international regime of human rights.
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)
ESCR-Net is an emerging coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social and cultural rights. This website contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events.
International NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR
The International NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights brings together individuals and organisations from around the world who support the development of an OP to the ICESCR.
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims - IRCT
International health professional organization, which promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide.
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) promotes the development, strengthening, effective use and implementation of international and regional law and mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights.
Remember Saro-wiwa
Coalition of organisations and individuals which aims to create a Living Memorial to activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa in London, using art and activism to raise awareness and campaign for environmental and social justice in the Niger Delta.
Respect and Rights for Domestic Workers
The web site aims to give space to organisations of domestic/household workers to present themselves in the web.
Responsibility to Protect - Engaging Civil Society
The Responsibility to Protect - Engaging Civil Society (R2PCS) project works to advance Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and to promote concrete policies to better enable governments, regional organizations and the U.N. to protect vulnerable populations.
Sudan Organisation Against Torture
Independent non-governmental human rights organisation working in Sudan and UK with members worldwide. SOAT primary objective is preventing torture and challenging impunity.
Tactical Technology Collective
International NGO helping human rights advocates use information, communications and digital technologies to maximise the impact of their advocacy work. It provides advocates with guides, tools, training and consultancy to help them develop the skills and tactics they need to increase the impact of their campaigning.
Thai Labour Campaign
Non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to promoting workers' rights in Thailand and increasing awareness of labour issues globally. TLC was started in February of 2000 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Afghan Women's Mission
They support many programs run by Afghan women including Malalai Hospital, schools, orphanages, agricultural programs, demonstrations and functions in support of women's and human rights.
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR)
CESR works with social scientists and partners in affected communities to document rights violations.
The Right to Education Project
The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education.
World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)
International coalition of NGOs fighting against torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in order to preserve Human Rights. It has at its disposal a network, SOS Torture, consisting of some 240 non-governmental organisations which act as sources of information.
 
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Its main purpose is to produce, organize, and disseminate knowledge about sexuality from a human rights perspective, in order to help fight gender inequality and to contribute to the struggle against the discrimination of sexual minorities in the region.
Not for profit human rights organization whose core objective is to foster a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe.
Its aim is to work for a society that is peaceful, free, equal, just and sustainable by a process of empowering people and building a mass movement to uphold human rights. Malaysia.
The Children's Rights Centre is committed to establishing a sustainable children's rights culture in the context of human rights principles. South Africa.
A human rights and relief organisation which is non-governmental (NGO), non-political, and non-discriminating, with the vision of working for the practical realization of human rights in Cameroon by protecting the country’s vulnerable and deficient population. Cameroon.

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Israel under review by the UN Human Rights Committee
Mon Jul 12 2010 - Source: Al-Haq
The UN Human Rights Committee will review Israel’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Covenant). Despite that the Committee has reiterated to Israel that it has a duty to implement the Covenant in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel continues to deny its responsibilities.
US-Mexico: Lethal force on the border
Thu Jul 01 2010 - Source: Americas Program
Sergio Hernandez Guereca’s short life revolved around the U.S.-Mexico border that ultimately led to his death. A US Border Patrol agent shot the 15-year-old in the face in Mexican territory between Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas.
A more inclusive strategy needed for the MDGs
Mon Jun 28 2010 - Source: Third World Network
A fundamental problem in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been the lack of a more inclusive strategy of economic development that could integrate and support its "human development" ambitions, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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