- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Based in San Francisco, EFF is a donor-supported membership organization working to protect fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties.
http://www.eff.org/
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Review It - Focus: HOPE
Non-profit civil and human rights organization based in Detroit that unites a multicultural community in common efforts to overcome injustice and build racial harmony.
http://www.focushope.edu/
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Review It - Forefront
This membership network of nearly 60 leading grassroots human rights activists works in 30 different countries to develop effective ways to support and strengthen the work of grassroots human rights defenders by providing them with technical assistance, technology, networking and advocacy.
http://www.forefrontleaders.org/
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Review It - Freedom House
Dedicated to promoting free institutions worldwide. Publishes surveys detailing state of civil liberties, political rights, economic freedom, religious freedom, and press freedom around the world.
http://freedomhouse.org
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Review It - Human Rights Watch
Organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world, standing with victims and activists to bring offenders to justice, to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom and to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime. Investigates and exposes human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. In English with versions in six other languages.
http://www.hrw.org/
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Review It - International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI)
Early childhood care, risk, child labour, education, abuse, nonformal education, international development, policy development, programme development, action research, NGO management.
http://www.icdi.nl
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Review It - Mexico-U.S. Advocates Network
A binational project dedicated to improving communication and mutual education between Mexican and U.S. civil society organizations concerned with the human and labor rights aspects of migration policy and developing vehicles for joint advocacy on those issues.
http://www.mexicousadvocates.org/
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Review It - No Peace Without Justice
An international committee seeking an effective system of international justice. Goals include the development and reform of existing international institutions, to ensure that human rights are enforced, and to campaign for the establishment of an International Criminal Court.
http://www.npwj.org/
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Review It - RESULTS
A nonprofit, grassroots citizens' lobby that identifies sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty as a human rights issue, in the United States and around the world and working to generate the resources necessary to make those solutions succeed.
http://www.results.org/
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Review It - Rights & Democracy
Canadian institution with an international mandate to promote human rights in four specific fields: women's rights, indigenous peoples' rights, democratic development, globalization. Works in Africa, Latin America and Asia. In English, French and Spanish languages.
http://www.ichrdd.ca/
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Review It - Saving Women's Lives
Family Care International aims to raise awareness of human rights issues pertaining to reproductive health, safe motherhood, poverty and economic development, violence against women, women's social status and education.
http://savingwomenslives.org
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Review It - The Thomas Paine Project
Promotes and supports range of issues important to the preservation of individual freedom; and attempts to identify and challenge individuals and organizations who would subvert the U.S. Bill of Rights for personal, private or political gain.
http://www.wintersoldier.org/
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Review It - Witness
Uses video and other technology to fight for human rights. Group works in partnership with activists around the world to document abuses and bring evidence before courts, governments, the media, and the world.
http://www.witness.org/
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Review It - World Organisation Against Torture
International coalition of NGOs fighting against torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Site features press releases, urgent appeals and the International Observatory of the Protection of Human Right Defenders.
http://www.omct.org/
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