Human Rights & Advocacy organisations in Africa
Rights protection, legal aid, civic space, accountability and policy advocacy. 595 organisations are listed in this sector across 44 countries.
Access Chapter 2 (AC2)
Pretoria, South Africa Since 2012 A human rights organisation advancing justice, dignity and inclusion for LGBTQIA+ people, women and girls in South Africa.
Advocacy and Research for Men in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Since 2018 PlanetRomeo Foundation provides funding to emerging LGBTI projects and initiatives in countries and regions where LGBTI rights are most severely infringed.
Associação Mwana Pwo
Angola Since 2017 Angola Non Governmental organisation, inspiring young women's in reproductive health, human rights and gender base violence.
Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme
Nouakchott, Mauritania Since 1991 Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme (AMDH) (Arabic: الجمعية الموريطانية لحقوق الإنسان) is a Mauritanian non-profit human rights non-governmental organization founded in 1991 Mauritania. It is based in Nouakch...
Brekete Family
Abuja, Nigeria Since 2009 Brekete Family is a non-profit reality radio and television program focused on human rights. It airs on radio and cable television, and streams online through social media platforms and Human Rights Radio 101.1 in Abuja,...
Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 2019 A human rights Association.
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness
Kenya The Centre for Rights, Education and Awareness (CREAW) is a national, feminist women’s rights Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Established in 1999, CREAW vision is a just society where women and girls enjoy full righ...
Civic Response on Environment and Development
Kampala, Uganda Ugandan policy research and advocacy organization on environment and development.
CLADHO
Concón, Rwanda Since 1993 Umbrella organization of human rights organizations in Rwanda.
Climate Action Network Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwean civil society network on climate change policy and advocacy.
Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms
Cairo, Egypt Since 2013 The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) (Arabic: المفوضية المصرية للحقوق و الحريات, romanized: al-Mafwaḍiyyah al-Miṣriyyah lil-Ḥuqūq wal-Ḥurrīyāt) is an Egyptian human rights organisation based in Cairo. T...
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
Cairo, Egypt Since 2002 The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights or EIPR is an independent Egyptian human rights organization, established in 2002. It is a Cairo-based think tank.
Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG)
South Africa Since 1991 This is an Non-Governmental Organization which focuses on environmental justice and sustainable development..
Environmental Rights Action
Abuja, Nigeria Since 1993 Non Governmental Organizations.
Fight for change
DR Congo Since 2012 Lutte Pour Le Changement is a group based in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who fights for a class of rights that protect Congoleses' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and priv...
forum de la société civile de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Since 2003 Plateforme qui regroupe des organisations de la société civile et d’une région ouest africaine stable évoquant la démocratie ; les droits de l’homme, la bonne gouvernance, le respect des constitutions, la prospérité écon...
Friends of the Nation
Ghana Since 1993 Friends of the Nation (FoN), established in 1993, is a legally registered socio-environmental rights-based advocacy, not-for-profit organization, based in Adiembra in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region...
Information and Training Center on Human Rights in Africa (CIFDHA)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Since 2009 Human rights promotion structure in Burkina Faso.
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa
Gambia The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is a pan African non-governmental organisation whose primary work is the provision of pro bono legal counsel to victims of human rights violations. In its...
La Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits des Femmes
Côte d'Ivoire Since 2019 La Ligue est un réseau féministe créé par des jeunes femmes engagées dans la lutte contre les violences sexistes et sexuelles envers les femmes.
Legal Resources Centre Ghana
Ghana Since 1990 Non-governmental organization providing legal aid and human rights advocacy in Ghana.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Lesotho Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is an NGO with an office in Lesotho, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
