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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Legal Resources Foundation of Zambia
Foundation providing legal aid, promoting human rights and litigating in the public interest. It functions in areas which directly affect disadvantaged sectors of society in relation to violations of their fundamental rights and the enhancement of Justice Zambia.
Lesbian and Gay Equality Project
Formerly the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality, the new Lesbian and Gay Equality Project is a civil and human rights group that lobbies against discriminatory practices by government and the private sector. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender and martital status is specifically outlawed in the Bill of Rights chapter of the South African Constitution (1996).
Miftah - The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy
Miftah is a Palestinian, Jerusalem-based, institution committed to fostering the principles of democracy and effective dialogue based on exchange of information and ideas. Miftah strives towards democratic consensus-building in Palestine and the formulation of a collective vision with like-minded individuals and institutions of civil society.
Moghaizel Foundation
This foundation bears the names of the late Joseph and Laure Moghaizel who where known for their devotion to the cause of human rights in Lebanon and in the Arab World.
Mossawa Center
Mossawa, The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel, works to promote equality for Arab\Palestinians within the borders of Israel.
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
The Campaign is part of a wider struggle to abolish "untouchability" and 'cast out caste'. "Untouchability" and caste discrimination continue to be a reality for Dalits living in India today.
National Conference of Dalit Organisations - NACDOR
They strive to provide an alternative platform to the suppressed voices of Dalits, marginalised and other lower castes in India, began dialogues, discussions and exchanges with other Dalit organisations and groups across the country. India.
New Family
New Family is a human rights organization working to attain legal recognition of every family unit in Israel to ensure equal rights for every type of family. Israel.
NGO Forum on Cambodia
The Forum consists of over sixty organisations and advocates on issues of concern to the Cambodian people: economic and social justice; respect for human rights and democracy; peace and non-violence; sustainable use of resources; respect for cultural diversity; and development with equity.
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa - OSISA
Johannesburg-based foundation established in 1997, working in nine Southern Africa countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Orchestra Burma
Web-site dedicated to representing organizations working for democracy and human rights inside Burma. Thailand.
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)
The Organization also pays attention to the research fields and conducts different project about the human rights, culture, civilizations, roots of violence, etc. Iran.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Palestine.
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)
The work of the Centre is conducted through documentation and investigation of human rights violations, provision of legal aid and counseling for both individuals and groups, and preparation of research articles relevant to such issues as the human rights situation and the rule of law. The Centre also provides comments on Palestinian Draft Laws and urges the adoption of legislation that incorporates international human rights standards and basic democratic principles.
La Via Campesina: call to action on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D.R. Congo: Tracking the Eastern Congo Conflict
Support the women in India brutally attacked by the police
Selected news
Human Rights
- Thu Nov 20 2008
UN human rights chief calls for end to Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip
"By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children have been forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months," said Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Source:
UN News Centre
Human Rights
/Gender
- Thu Nov 20 2008
Signatures from around the world against the veto
"We hope the democratic system returns the rights your veto has violated to all Uruguayans."
The virulent campaign against the International Criminal Court waged by conservative hardliners in the Congress and Bush administration has alienated America from its allies and isolated the United States from the court’s application and enforcement of atrocity law, including the “crime of aggression”—with major implications for U.S. military engagements overseas, write David Scheffer and John Hutson in a new paper for The Century Foundation. The lurid worst-case scenarios spun out by ICC foes have patently not come to pass, the former war-crimes ambassador and former judge-advocate-general of the Navy point out, and the next President and Congress need to engage the United States closely in the court’s work.
Fuente:
The Century Foundation
