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Human Rights: International Non-Governmental Organizations

International NGOs: Directories

Yearbook of International Organizations: Open Yearbook
Basic profiles of over 69,000 non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity; searchable by name and keywords from name.
NGO: Links by Category
NGOs affiliated with the United Nations.
International NGO Directory
MINN’s International NGO Directory is a collection of nongovernmental organizations that work internationally and have a presence in Minnesota (or a neighboring state).
Non-Governmental Organizations
Categorized links from International Geneva.

International NGOs

Focus on NGOs - 20 International Human Rights Organizations
Amnesty International Reports: Countries
Annual report on the state of human rights in regions and 159 countries from the London-based NGO.
Anti-Slavery International: Resources on Modern Slavery
Founded in 1839 and based in London, Anti-Slavery International is the oldest international human rights organization in the world.
BRAC Research Portal
BRAC is an international development organisation based in Bangladesh and operating in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, The Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. NGO Advisor ranks it as the largest development NGO in the world.
CARE International
CARE works in 94 countries around the world to support more than 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian-aid projects. Special focus on programs for women and girls.
Human Rights Watch
An INGO based in New York City, Human Rights Watch annually publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries.
International Federation for Human Rights
"FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) is an international human rights NGO federating 184 organizations from 112 countries. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders
Reports, publications and guidelines detailing activities and research.
Oxfam: Research and Publications
Working in more than 90 countries, Oxfam's focus is on finding lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.

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