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Our mission is to promote and enforce human rights and to strengthen constitutional democracy in South Africa, as part of a broader civil society movement. We do this mainly through strategic public interest litigation to enforce the rights entrenched in the South African Bill of Rights, as well as law and policy advocacy, supported by and movement building to promote awareness of human rights and social justice issues.

Empowering society for a self reliant and dignified life with special focus to Religious Minorities, Women, and Children.

(a) To promote human rights education and provide legal assistance to poor and vulnerable groups in the Rwandan community at Large. (b) To empower individuals and groups to campaign for their own rights and the human rights of others peacefully .

Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization committed to defending the rights of poor, marginalized and socially excluded communities and individuals, with a special focus on women, children and youth. HimRights works in affiliation with all major human rights institutions based in Nepal and abroad, pursuing a three fold approach of (1) monitoring, reporting and responding to human rights violations; and (2) promoting good governance and (3) advocating and training for policy change rights based approach, influence, awareness raising, and capacity building to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics in Nepal. HimRights was informally formed in mid 1990s and was officially registered in 1999. The current team consists of lawyers, teachers, journalists, anthropologists, conflict and development specialists, social workers and human rights activists. Together, these individuals bring decades of individual and collective professional experience to HimRights, enabling HimRights to work effectively in the areas of human rights, anti- trafficking and safe migration, good governance, conflict mitigation, reconciliation, and peace building. Population focus Minorities (indigenous Janajati and Dalit) uprooted, displaced, and specially-abled who are marginalized with special focus on women, children and youth, who transcend all categories. Strategic focus > To monitor and document rights, peace, justice and development findings to better advocate and lobby for structural and policy changes to align with human rights instruments. > To advocate against human trafficking at community, national and international levels, to reduce the incidence of human trafficking within and outside of Nepal. > To protect uprooted and displaced persons right to migrate as well as return to their place of origin discourage their discrimination Working Approaches > Monitoring and reporting human rights violation > Responding to these violations > Advocating, and training for policy change influence, raised awareness and improved capacity of bodies to cope with and respond to changing human rights dynamics in Nepal. HimRights promotes participation, inclusion and equity through right based conflict sensitive and good governance principles.

jhr was co-founded in 2002 by Ben Peterson and has become Canada’s largest international media development organization. jhr’s unique approach to training local African journalists to voice important human rights issues is changing the way local media is reporting on human rights, and as a result, changing the lives of people in need. Working in post-conflict countries where human rights are most at risk - including the Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone and Liberia - jhr reaches 20 million people regularly with human rights information. In Canada, jhr has established 25 Chapters (and counting) at universities and high schools across the country, with the goal of promoting human rights awareness at the campus and community level. From producing media, to organizing events, to fundraising, jhr Chapter Members are working towards making everyone around the world aware of their rights.

Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights is an independent German-Swiss non-governmental organisation that works to protect human rights, support civil society and vulnerable groups in Belarus and Ukraine. To achieve this, we -work closely with like-minded organisations and people on the ground. -act according to the changing needs of civil society in the target countries. -support our partners in healing, building and strengthening civil society. -organise campaigns that denounce human rights violations, generate solidarity, and encourage actions. -support victims of state violence. -engage in transcultural human rights education. -provide community based psychosocial support. -provide humanitarian aid.

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights promotes the physical rehabilitation, mental well-being and social reintegration of victims and their family members by providing them with free-of-charge medical treatment, psycho-therapeutic support and socio-legal counseling. In addition, we seek to protect survivors of past human rights abuses and prevent future attacks of violence through political advocacy, human rights education, and public awareness-raising programs. The core values guiding our work are expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We believe in the inherent dignity of the human person and seek to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms laid out in the Universal Declaration. We help survivors of human rights abuses regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity or spiritual leanings. In 2005, we started our activities in the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, where we opened the first rehabilitation clinic for victims of torture in Iraq. Today we have a total of nine clinics throughout Kurdistan-Iraq where more than 19,000 traumatized men, women and children have received our services. Each year, The Jiyan Foundation assists more than 6,000 victims of human rights violations. On average 50% of those who seek our help are female adults, while 30% are children and adolescents.

HRI of North Texas provides legal and support services to refugees and immigrants who have suffered human rights abuses, advocates for justice and promotes international human rights.

The Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights (TGA) has long been promoting and supporting trans people in Thailand since 2010. In November 2016, TGA was registered as a foundation under the Ministry of Interior. The main purpose of TGA is to support transgender people to have a better quality of life and be treated equally. In doing so, TGA strategically aims to conduct research and gather all information related to gender identities and sexual orientations, health, and human rights of transgender people into a set of knowledge and communication to make promote for well-being and equality. In addition, TGA works to strengthen capacity and skills of trans activist and allies to raise awareness and understanding concerning the identities and rights of transgender. TGA also establish coordination and inclusive process of engagements with civil societies in its advocacy to improve well-being of transgender people in the Thai's society. In 2019, we received a grant from the International Trans Fund. Our tangible works vary from storytelling workshop, advocacy through TGA's website, online clips, handbooks, organizing exhibitions and stakeholder/working group meetings, which have triggered a wide discussion among people in the society. Our works helps provide the public with education and spur their interest in transgender issues "Thai Transgender Alliance" is the network of the people who were born and identified as male due to their sexual organ, but perceived themselves as other gender, as well as persons, groups and organizations working for human rights and sexual health of transgender in Thailand. Our goal is to support the transgendered people in Thailand for having better quality of life in every aspect "Thai Transgender Alliance" TGA is a transgender organization, which caters its focus on areas about human rights, gender quality, and justice. Our campaigns mainly help protect trangender rights and encourage trans people to be aware of their own rights through different services and activities such as producing useful multimedia, providing consults and academic services, conducting fieldworks as well as forming partnership with related working units and organizations. "Thai Transgender Alliance" also focus on area including: To gather all transgender-related information and to produce the knowledge package for transgender in Thailand To strengthen capacity and skills of the members of the groups and organizations working with/for transgender in Thailand To raise awareness and understanding on the identities and rights of transgender and also to establish coordination and constructive engagement of the civil societies in order to improve Thai society Based on the study conducted by TGA on demands, problems and challenges of trans people related to gender recognition and name title in 2015, it shows that trans people in Thailand are still deprived of access to general welfare and basic rights such as the rights to marriage, works and medical treatment, which are issues about gender inequality issues. TGA thus reckons that it is urgent to solve this gender inequality issue from the society to make sure that trans people's life is offered with the same equality as others and treated with human dignity and values. With this goal in mind, we have conducted the following activities and services; * Launch campaigns that are specific to Thai legal contexts to protect transgender rights such as putting strong efforts into equipting trans people with knowledge and understanding about human rights and gender equality act. *Provide academic services or research on subjects related to life quality of trans people. For example, we prepared parenting guidelines for parents, who have LGBT children, which aims to create a better understanding among families towards trans communities or LGBT groups as well as undermine all forms of violences within families. *Provide people in general with academic supports, knowledge and information updates about trans people, which will help expand our working networks for trans people in the future. For example, we provided workshops, lectures, as well as participated in conferences related to trans communities. *Develop new-gen trans activists through traning and recruit high-calibre interns. We also try to build their passions and interests in working about transgender issues as well as boost their confidence in making a change to the society. *Offer offhand assistance for trans people or LGBT people, who faced problems with sexual harrassement or gender-based discrimination during conscription. *Conduct activities and campaigns in line with international events such as TDOR, and IDAHOT.

Based in Oakland, California, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC) advances racial and economic justice to ensure dignity and opportunity for low-income people and people of color. EBC is named after Ella Baker (1903-1986), a largely behind-the-scenes organizer and architect of the civil rights movement, who believed in the power of everyday people to change their lives. We mobilize everyday people to build power and prosperity in our communities. Together, we organize for reinvestment in communities, to change policies, to put an end to law enforcement violence, and to redefine public safety as a byproduct of economic opportunity and community-based care as opposed to policing and prisons.

Advance equality in Utah through education, advocacy and civil dialogue.