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ACTIONAID
Development charity, working with the marginalised people it supports.
ACTION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Supports the development of Southern Africa. Arose out of anti-apartheid.
AFRICAN RIGHTS
Campaigns and researches on human rights in Africa.
ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL
Highlights and campaigns against forms of modern-day slavery, including forced and bonded labour and human trafficking.
ARTICLE 19 - INTERNATIONAL CENTRE AGAINST CENSORSHIP
Promotes freedom of opinion and expression and works to end censorship worldwide, after Article 19 of the UDHR, which promotes freedom of expression.
BABY MILK ACTION
Non-profit organisation which aims to save lives and end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding.
BRAZIL NETWORK
Supports Brazilian trade unions in their campaign to defend workers' rights.
BASIC (British, American Security Information Council)
Independent research organisation which analyses government policies and promotes public awareness of defence, disarmament, military, strategic and nuclear issues.
BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development)
Network of more than 280 UK based voluntary organisations working in international development and development education.
BURMA CAMPAIGN UK
Campaigns for human rights and democracy in Burma.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE ARMS TRADE
Coalition of groups and individuals in the UK working to end the arms trade.
CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
Promotes human development and justice in witness to Christian faith and Gospel values.
CARE2
Promotes online action for various charities.
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
Organisation campaigning for an end to nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
Network of over 365 organisations working on climate issues, specifically limiting human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.
COLUMBIA SOLIDARITY NETWORK
Organisation campaigning for a socially just and sustainable peace in Columbia.
COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS
Charity aiming to give people a chance to take an active part in their communities through volunteering and training.
CONCORD VIDEO AND FILM COUNCIL
Educational charity selling and hiring out a wide range of audio-visual materials.
CODEP (Conflict, Development and Peace Network)
Aims to reduce violent conflict and support those worse affected by it.
CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Campaign for the defence of Cuba and its people's right to self-determination and national sovereignty.
EL SALVADOR NETWORK
Network of groups and individuals that work in solidarity with El Salvador from the UK.
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS
Works to educate, inform and support the full human and civil rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual people, and to support their family and friends.
FREE TIBET CAMPAIGN
Campaigns for Tibetan independence.
FORWARD (Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development)
Organisation campaigning against female genital mutilation and early or forced marriages in Africa.
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
Environmental campaigning group.
GLOBALISE RESISTANCE
Brings together groups and individuals opposed to the global growth of corporate power.
GLOBAL WITNESS
Campaigns on environmental exploitation and human rights abuses.
GREENPEACE
Direct action environmental campaigning group.
GUATEMALA SOLIDARITY NETWORK
Works to mobilise support for the people of Guatemala in their struggle for human rights, peace and justice.
HAITI SUPPORT GROUP
Association of individuals who support the Haitian people in their struggle for justice, human rights and participatory democracy.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Organisation promoting human rights worldwide and investigating human rights abuses.
INDEX ON CENSORSHIP
Publishes a bi-monthly magazine on human rights and particularly freedom of expression.
IANSA (International Action network on Small Arms)
Network of over 500 organisations worldwide working to prevent the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. Partner of AI in the Control Arms Campaign.
INTERNATIONAL ALERT
Works on conflict prevention and resolution in countries which are at war with themselves, in order to protect minorities and human rights.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING TRUST and THIRD WORLD AND ENVIRONMENTAL BROADCASTING PROJECT
Produces films and videos on development issues.
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
International organisation working to protect worker's rights.
INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS
Research institute and think-tank aiming to improve race relations.
JOINT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF IMMIGRANTS
Supports, advises and represents refugees and immigrants.
JUBILEE RESEARCH @ NEF
Campaigns against Third World debt.
JUSTICE
Monitors and campaigns on proposals of UK and EC legislation concerning human rights.
KURDISH HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
Promotes the protection of human rights of all people within Kurdish regions.
LANDMINE ACTION
Campaign coalition of more than 50 UK-based charities and agencies concerned with landmines and their impact on civilians.
LIBERTY
Campaigns to defend civil rights. Takes cases to the European Court of Human Rights.
THE MEDICAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CARE OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE
Independent charity that provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence.
MINES ADVISORY GROUP
Destroys landmines and other unexploded ordnance in post-conflict situations, and aims to build futures for populations affected by these devices.
MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP
Researches and campaigns on the rights of minority groups worldwide.
NEW ECONOMICS FOUNDATION
Think-tank working on economic, social and environmental issues through pilot projects, research and lobbying.
NIGARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
Organisation working to address economic disadvantage in Nicaragua through supporting community organisations. Also seeks to educate UK population about social and economic issues in Nicaragua.
ONE WORLD ACTION
Campaigns against poverty and oppression, and promotes democracy, through providing money, expertise and practical help to organisations committed to these ends.
ONE WORLD WEEK
Part of the World Development Movement Trust, One World Week runs an annual week which educates people about issues of development and injustice.
OUTRAGE!
Campaigns against all forms of homophobia.
OXFAM
Development and relief charity.
PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL
Places teams of international volunteers on request in conflict zones providing non-violent accompaniment to human rights defenders under threat.
PEOPLE AND PLANET
A national student organisation campaigning on environmental issues, development and human rights.
PERU SUPPORT GROUP
Seeks to increase public awareness of Peru, especially in the field of human rights, and to promote solidarity with the people of Peru, especially those from marginalised backgrounds.
PRESS FOR CHANGE
Political lobbying and educational organisation campaigning to achieve equal civil rights for transgender people in the UK.
QUAKERS (The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain)
Pacifist church involved in peacemaking and social justice programmes.
RAINFOREST FOUNDATION
Helps indigenous people of the world's rainforests to protect their environment.
REFUGEE COUNCIL
Develops policy on refugee and asylum issues and provides services to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
SAFERWORLD
Independent foreign affairs think-tank working to identify, develop and publicise more effective approaches to preventing armed conflict.
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND
UK charity working to create a better world for children across the planet.
STONEWALL
Campaigning and lobbying organisation for lesbian and gay rights. Less radical than Outrage!
STAR (Student Action for Refugees)
Network of youth and students campaigning for the rights of refugees.
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL
Campaigns for the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples, including their rights to land, life and self-determination, and their human rights.
TAPOL
Campaigns on human rights in Indonesia. Produces information and a bi-monthly bulletin.
UK COALITION TO STOP THE USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS
Works to ban the recruitment and use of children as soldiers or members of armed forces, paramilitary groups, militias or other armed groups.
UK COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Protects children and their rights by providing services and supplies and by helping shape policy agendas and budgets in the best interests of children.
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION
Works for global peace and justice through the UN, and seeks to raise awareness of the UN among the UK population.
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Represents the UN and provides UN-related information and documents to the general public.
VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS
Sends volunteers to work in countries across the world, using their skills to help local populations.
WAR ON WANT
Campaigns on issues of oppression, North and South inequality, human rights and development.
WORLD DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT
Organisation working for the benefit of the world's poor, through lobbying, research and campaigning.