Non profit organisations

Center for Reproductive Rights, The (CRLP)

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRLP) is an American non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide. It focuses on human rights, abortion, contraception, adolescents and female circumcision/genital mutilation. The website provides information about legislation and court decisions as well as publications, press releases and a newsletter; it includes a continually-updated World Abortion Laws map.

Public Justice

Washington DC-based non-profit law firm, founded in 1982 and formerly known as Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Public Justice brings cases to counter abuses of corporate power, the undermining of civil rights/civil liberties and threats to the environment. Its website has details of its work, including a list of cases, with legal briefs and opinions (judgments) attached. A podcast and a blog are available and there is a sign-up form for the Public Justice newsletter.

Center for Democracy and Technology

Non-profit organisation based in Washington DC, working to promote democracy in the digital age. The CDT is concerned with issues such as free expression, privacy, surveillance, elections, digital copyright, cryptography and artificial intelligence, in the United States and around the world. Its website provides CDT reports and resources for the general public.

Environmental Defense Fund

The Environmental Defense Fund is an American non-profit organisation which uses science, economics and law to tackle threats to the environment and sustainability in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Its website gives an overview of its work and provides its publications, which include reports, guides, interactive maps and tools intended for governments, corporations and the public.

Citizenship Foundation

The Citizenship Foundation is a charity working to educate young people about citizens' rights and duties and about the law, seeking to promote participation in community and public life. Its website provides resources for school teachers, some free, some subscription-based.

World Organization Against Torture

The World Organization Against Torture is a non-profit human rights advocacy group that brings together NGOs focusing on prevention of torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances and related issues. The website provides policy documents, reports, statements, case studies, a blog, a podcast and other outputs. It also makes available the organization's Global Torture Index, which analyses each country's performance against international human rights standards. The site is in English, Spanish and French.

Environmental Law Foundation

The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) is a national UK charity which links communities and individuals to legal and technical experts who can provide advice and information on how the law can help resolve environmental problems. ELF was established in 1992 and consists of a network of environmental solicitors, barristers, consultants and academics, who provide free initial advice and assistance and then, if required, further support on either a free, at cost or reduced-fee rate.

Prevent Genocide International

Website of Prevent Genocide International, a non-profit education organisation with an ultimate aim to prevent genocide. The website provides educational material about Genocide - including the legal definitions and the major writings by Dr Raphael Lemkin for the years from 1933-1947. It also includes the text of the Genocide Convention, domestic laws implementing the Genocide Convention, documents and articles related to the prevention and punishment of Genocide (including the 1985 Whittaker Report). Groups of people covered include Armenians, Roma, Kurds and Bosnians.

Genocide Watch

NGO campaigning against genocide. The website includes news, a collection of country reports, podcasts. There is information about genocide prevention, international institutions and particular issues such as islamophobia, anti-semitism, homophobia, forced deportation and racism. There is an overview of the ten stages of genocide, with a map showing which stages are currently happening in different parts of the world.
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