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The following is a list of articles on the human rights organizations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes both secular and religious organizations.

International non-governmental organizations

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)
EuroMed Rights (Euro-Mediterranean region)
European Human Rights Society (Europe)
European Roma Rights Centre (Europe)
Federal Union of European Nationalities (Europe)
Helsinki Citizens Assembly (Europe)
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)
Regional Council on Human Rights in Asia (Southeast Asia)
Unimondo (southeastern Europe)
Washington Office on Latin America (Latin America)
The Youth Cafe (Africa)

Non-governmental organisations with a national focus

For governmental national human rights organisations see national human rights institution.

Chad

Further information: Human rights in Chad

Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights

Chile

Further information: Human rights in Chile

Association of Families of the Detained-Disappeared (AFDD; 1974)^[1]
Chilean Human Rights Commission^{[es; fr]} (1978)^[1]
Commission for the Rights of the People^[es] (CODEPU; 1980)^[1]
Committee of Cooperation for Peace in Chile (1973–1975)^[1]
Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (Chile)^[es] (CODEH; 1970)^[2]
Families of the Executed for Political Reasons (1974)^[1]
Foundation for Social Assistance of the Christian Churches^[es] (FASIC; 1975)^[1]
National Commission Against Torture^[1]
National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (1990–1991); better known as the Rettig Commission
Sebastian Acevedo Movement Against Torture^[es] (MCTSA; 1983–1990)^[1]
Vicariate of Solidarity (1976–1990)^[1]

China

Further information: Human rights in China

Tibet

Egypt

Further information: Human rights in Egypt

Eritrea

Human Rights Concern Eritrea

Ethiopia

Further information: Human rights in Ethiopia

France

Further information: Human rights in France

GISTI
Human Rights League (Ligue des droits de l'homme)
MRAP (French NGO)
SOS Racisme

Guatemala

Further information: Human rights in Guatemala

Iceland

Further information: Human rights in Iceland

Icelandic Human Rights Centre

India

Further information: Human rights in India

State Human Rights Organisationप्रदेश मानवाधिकार संगठन
International Human Rights Administration
Confederation of Human Rights Organizations
Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy
Honour for Women National Campaign
Human Rights Documentation Centre
Kashmir Human Rights Commission
Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
Vigil India Movement

Iran

Further information: Human rights in Iran

Israel

Further information: Human rights in Israel

Israel

Palestinian territories

Italy

Further information: Human rights in Italy

Emergency

Kenya

Lebanon

Further information: Human rights in Lebanon

Association Najdeh

Malawi

Further information: Human rights in Malawi

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation

Malaysia

Further information: Human rights in Malaysia

Mali

Further information: Human rights in Mali

Association Malienne des Droits de l'Homme

Mauritania

Further information: Human rights in Mauritania

Mexico

Further information: Human rights in Mexico

Morocco

Further information: Human rights in Morocco

Nepal

Further information: Human rights in Nepal

Niger

Further information: Human rights in Niger

Timidria

Nigeria

Further information: Human rights in Nigeria

North Korea

Further information: Human rights in North Korea

Pakistan

Further information: Human rights in Pakistan

Asian Human Rights Development Organization

Peru

Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos

Philippines

Further information: Human rights in Philippines

Poland

Further information: Human rights in Poland

Movement for Defense of Human and Civic Rights (20th century)

Russia

Further information: Human rights in Russia

Saudi Arabia

Further information: Human rights in Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Database Center for North Korean Human Rights

Sri Lanka

Further information: Human rights in Sri Lanka

Sweden

Stepchildren of Society
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Syria

Further information: Human rights in Syria

al-Marsad

Taiwan

Further information: Human rights in Taiwan

Taiwan Association for Human Rights

Thailand

Further information: Human rights in Thailand

Tunisia

Further information: Human rights in Tunisia

Tunisia Monitoring Group

Uganda

Further information: Human rights in Uganda

Resolve Uganda

Ukraine

Further information: Human rights in Ukraine

United Kingdom

Further information: Human rights in United Kingdom

United States

Further information: Human rights in United States

Venezuela

Further information: Human rights in Venezuela

PROVEA (1988) Spanish acronym for the Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights
Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (2010)

Zimbabwe

Further information: Human rights in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

United Nations Bodies

Human rights treaty bodies

Other multilateral organisations

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Ensalaco, Mark (2000). Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-8122-3520-7. OCLC 460219602. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^ Cleary, Edward L. (1997). "4 Contemporary Democracy and the Efflorescence of Human Rights Organizing". The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-275-95980-7. OCLC 875522486. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

Human rights

Fundamental concepts
and philosophies

Natural law Positive law Sovereignty Universal jurisdiction
Distinctions	Claim rights and liberty rights Individual and group rights Natural rights and legal rights Negative and positive rights
Aspects	Corporal punishment

Organizations

By continent

Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America

v t e International human rights organisations and institutions
Types	Human rights group Human rights commission Human rights institutions Truth and reconciliation commission
International institutions	Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Criminal Court Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Human Rights Committee UN Human Rights Council UN Security Council
Regional bodies	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Multi-lateral bodies	European Union Council of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Organisation of American States (OAS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) UN Development Programme (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Major NGOs	Amnesty International FIDH Human Rights Watch Emergency NGO Human Rights First
ICRC – organization with special status based on Geneva Conventions	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International human rights instruments

Declarations, manifestos, and resolutions

International law

Regional law

International humanitarian law
Genocide Convention Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Geneva Conventions Hague Conventions Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

International non-governmental organizations

Regional non-governmental organizations

Non-governmental organisations with a national focus

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Bahrain

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burma (Myanmar)

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

Chad

Chile

China

Tibet

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

France

Guatemala

Iceland

India

Iran

Israel

Israel

Palestinian territories

Italy

Kenya

Lebanon

Malawi

Malaysia

Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

Morocco

Nepal

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Russia

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Syria

Taiwan

Thailand

Tunisia

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

Zimbabwe

United Nations Bodies

Human rights treaty bodies

Other multilateral organisations

See also

References