Aegis Trust. We campaign to prevent genocide worldwide.
Aegis activities include: research, policy, education, remembrance, awareness of genocide issues in the media and humanitarian support for victims of genocide: http://www.aegistrust.org/
To join campaigns such as the ones promoted by Aegis, please visit the CHARITY page |
Amnesty International. AI is a worldwide
campaigning movement that works to promote
all the human rights enshrined in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and other international
standards. Amnesty International has around
a million members and supporters in 162
countries and territories: http://www.amnesty.org/
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United Kingdom Section. It has more
than 155,000 members, 330 local groups
and 900 affiliated organisations throughout
the United Kingdom: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. A leading independent resource on the subject. The site covers over 3000 companies, over 160 countries. It receives over 1.5 million hits per month. Topics include discrimination, environment, poverty & development, labour, access to medicines, health & safety, security, and trade: http://www.business-humanrights.org/
Campaign Against Arms Trade. CAAT
was set up in 1974 by a number of peace
and other organisations, which were concerned
about the growth in arms exports following
the Middle East war of 1973. Since then
CAAT has helped to make the arms trade a
significant political issue: http://www.caat.org.uk/
CARE. CARE is a non-governmental,
non-sectarian, not-for-profit charitable
organization dedicated to helping the poor
in developing regions and providing relief
to victims of natural disasters and violent
conflicts: http://www.care.ca/
Centre for Democracy and Development.
Formally registered in 1997, CDD is a new,
non-profit, non governmental, research,
information and training institution dedicated
to policy-oriented scholarship on questions
of democratic development and peace-building
in the West African sub-region: http://www.cdd.org.uk/
CrisisWeb - The International Crisis
Group. ICG is a private, multinational
organisation committed to strengthening
the capacity of the international community
to anticipate, understand and act to prevent
impending crises and conflicts. ICG's approach
is grounded in field research. The organisation
currently operates field projects in: Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Algeria,
Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic
of Congo and Indonesia: http://www.crisisweb.org/
Donor Community in Southeast Europe. A searchable database maintained by SEE Online inspired in the belief that 'The Balkans cannot be reconstructed on the basis of nation states alone. The only way to peace, stability and democracy in the region is to create an open society through strengthening the capacity of NGOs in Southeast Europe': http://www.southeasteurope.org/index.php?site=15
Global Policy Forum. A group of citizens
from several countries founded GPF in December,
1993, to monitor global policy making at
the United Nations. Seeing the UN as the
most open and universal institution, they
sought to make it more responsive to citizen
concerns, and so to foster democracy, social
justice, human rights and mutual solidarity.
GPF has addressed issues primarily in three
areas: the UN Security Council and Council
reform, the UN financial crisis and social
and economic policy at the global level: http://www.globalpolicy.org/
Global Witness. GI operates in areas
where natural resources and environmentally
destructive trade is funding conflict or
human rights violations. Information obtained
through research and field investigations
is used to brief governments, NGOs, the
media and the world in order the achieve
positive change: http://www.globalwitness.org/
GreenNet. Networking for the Environment,
Peace, Human Rights and Development. GreenNet
is part of the only global computer network
specifically designed for environment, peace,
human rights and development groups: http://www.gn.apc.org/
For NGO reports, such as War on Want's Corporate Mercenaries, visit the RESEARCH PAPERS page |
War on Want.
We fight poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for workers' rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice: http://www.waronwant.org/
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