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(ADC) American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
ADC, which is non-sectarian & non-partisan, is the largest Arab-American grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former U.S. Senator James Abourezk and has chapters nationwide. |
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Amnesty International (AI)
A worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. |
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(DCI) Defence for Children International
An international children's rights movement that has been active at the local, national and international levels for some 20 years now. |
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Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. |
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(ECOSOC) United Nations Economic and Social Council
Established under the United Nations Charter as the principal organ to coordinate economic, social, and related work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions. The Council also receives reports from 11 UN funds and programmes. |
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Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network
A network of more than 80 human rights organisations, institutions and individuals based in 30 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Established in 1997 in response to the Barcelona Declaration and the establishment of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. |
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Human Rights First (HRF)
A leading human rights advocacy organization based in New York City and Washington, DC. Since 1978, we have worked in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world – advancing justice, human dignity, and respect for the rule of law. |
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Human Rights Internet (HRI)
Founded in 1976, HRI is a leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community. Launched in the United States, HRI has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. |
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Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. |
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. |
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International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Human Rights are the very foundation of a society that guarantees equality, dignity and freedom for each human being. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), through its legitimacy, its experience, its methods and its credibility, has a unique role to play in contributing to their realisation. |
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International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
The ICJ is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. |
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(IRCT) International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
The IRCT is a health-based umbrella organisation that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention of torture worldwide. |
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IRFAN-Canada
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN- Canada) is a federally incorporated Not-For-Profit, Charitable Organization (Charity Registration Number 885408849RR0001) that was established to cope with the greater demands of the needy in the world. |
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Middleeast Books
Middleeastbooks.com is a project of the American Educational Trust, a non-profit, non-partisan organization incorporated in 1982 in Washington , DC , by retired U.S. Foreign Service Officers. |
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Nobel Prize
Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF)
The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is a registered non-political, non-profit, 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that was established in 1991 by concerned people in the U.S. to address the medical and humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian youths in the Middle East. |
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Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) promotes health by protecting human rights. We believe that human rights are essential preconditions for the health and well-being of all people. |
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Rachel Corrie Foundation
The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice is a grassroots, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that conducts and supports programs that foster connections between people, that build understanding, respect, and appreciation for differences, and that promote cooperation within and between local and global communities.
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Save the Children
Save the Children is the world’s largest independent global movement for children. There are separate Save the Children organizations in 27 countries (see a list of the organizations) working together to improve children’s lives in over 110 countries.
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(UNDP) United Nations Development Programme
The UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
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(UNESCO) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values.
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(UNICEF) United Nations Children's Fund
The driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality.
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(UNIDO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
A specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mandate is to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development in developing countries and economies in transition, and work towards improving living conditions in the world's poorest countries by drawing on its combined global resources and expertise.
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United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPal)
(UNISPal) was established and is being developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights in response to successive General Assembly mandates. |
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(UNRWA) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
UNRWA provides assistance, protection and advocacy for some 4.8 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory, pending a solution to their plight.
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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
Created in 1986, the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is today the main coalition of international non-governmental organisations (NGO) fighting against torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances and all other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
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