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Interfaith Prison Ministry builds bridges of hope for women in prison before and after release through chaplaincy services, transition education and reentry support.

Doorways creates pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual assault leading to safe, stable, and empowered lives

LAWRS supports Latin American women in the UK to achieve recognition, rights and opportunities. It provides advice, information and training so that women gain the necessary skills and life chances to live safe, prosperous and enriching lives.

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.

(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 .

The Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights is an international initiative to develop civilian-led monitoring of violations of international humanitarian law or human rights; to secure accountability and reparation for those violations; and to develop the practice of civilian rights.

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.

The mission of Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy is as follows: 1. Promote exchanges among LGBT+ families in various regions and create a network of mutual aid resources. 2. Record Taiwan's LGBT+ family culture and promote the social visibility of LGBT+ families. 3. Provide communication and discussion for LGBT+ parents and children from LGBT+ families on parenting issues. 4. Legislative initiatives related to the protection of the rights and interests of LGBT+ families, including LGBT+s' rights to form a family, reproductive rights, second-parent adoption rights, joint adoption rights, and all family-related rights and obligations. 5. Promote the understanding of LGBT+ families and other diverse families in gender education, and interact with other relevant schools and organizations. Other matters related to LGBT+ families.

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), operated under the administration of the Rights for Justice Foundation (RJF). CONNECT: We connect with people whose civil and political rights have been violated by offering free legal support to them. TRANSFORM: We document the stories of what we found and key changes in Thai politics and society. ADVOCATE: We meet with governments, the United Nations, diplomats, embassies, and like-minded Human Rights Defenders. EDUCATE: We transform our documents and research into user-friendly materials/information to educate the public on civil rights and on how to act when facing legal encounters and violations. VOICE: We voice Thailand's human rights climate at both national and international levels.

Human Rights at Sea has been established for the benefit of the international community for matters concerning explicit engagement with human rights issues in the maritime environment. Our aim is to explicitly raise awareness, implementation and accountability of human rights provisions throughout the maritime environment, especially where they are currently absent, ignored or being abused.

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.

The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and selected global communities.