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Society Charities That specialise in Human rights

Discover 373 Society charities that specialise in human rights. Use the search below to filter within these results.

373
Charities
£1,208,593,670
Total Income
£577,998
Avg Income
82.9%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

International Rescue Committee, U.k

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Society

The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world.

Latest Income: £116,519,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Concern Worldwide (uk)

Social welfare, Society

Concern Worldwide (UK) is an international humanitarian organisation specialising in tackling hunger in the world's poorest countries. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives. Working in partnership we help them bring about long-lasting change and realise their basic human rights; to food, health, education and ultimately a life of dignity.

Latest Income: £36,482,378
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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BBC Media Action

Social welfare, Society

BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.

Latest Income: £32,913,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sigrid Rausing Trust

Charitable activities, Society

The Trust gives grants to support work on human rights and rule of law, open societies, and the environment. We support groups in a number of focus regions and countries internationally. We also make occasional gifts via our Chairs Gifts and Trustees Gifts programmes.

Latest Income: £28,952,645
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust

Society

Amnesty InternationalPromotion of Human Rights (including Human Rights education, research and related activities)

Latest Income: £24,142,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Society

We work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique services to drive systemic change. We believe that societies around the world should be free, fair and informed.

Latest Income: £22,678,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Street Child

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare, Society

RELIEF OF POVERTY & HARDSHIP AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET BY PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION, FAMILY RECONCILIATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES; PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

Latest Income: £22,256,582
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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International Alert

Charitable activities, Society

International Alert works with people directly affected by conflict to build lasting peace. We focus on solving the root causes of conflict with people from across divides. From the grassroots to the policy level, we bring people together to build peace. Experienced and respected, we have a proud track record of achieving change in fragile and conflict-affected countries and territories.

Latest Income: £19,995,786
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Barnabas Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare, Society

The charity receives donations which are then distributed by Barnabas Aid International to over 60 countries chiefly in Asia and Africa, making grants for relief and development of communities in need because of particular disadvantages. Grants are made in support of the objectives of advancing the Christian faith, the prevention or relief of suffering, poverty and to promote of human rights.

Latest Income: £16,536,572
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Freedom From Torture

Charitable activities, Society

Freedom from Torture is a human rights organisation which exists to enable survivors of torture to engage in a healing process. We provide direct care, treatment and protection services in five UK centres. We engage in activism in order to bring the plight of torture survivors to light and carry out research that underpins our policy and advocacy work.

Latest Income: £15,113,123
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Diagrama Foundation-Psychosocial Intervention

Beneficiary group, Society

Diagrama Foundation takes care of the needs of vulnerable people experiencing social difficulties, with the defence and promotion of Human Rights at its heart. Our main objective is to promote development of centres, programmes and research aimed at prevention, treatment and integration of people in social difficulties or at social risk, especially children, families, young people and dependants.

Latest Income: £8,912,890
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Environmental Justice Foundation Charitable Trust

Environment, Society

EJF protects biodiversity and defends the most basic human rights to a secure environment. EJF trains and equips environmental defenders and works at the grassroots to investigate, expose and resolve threats to the natural world. Our high-level campaigns take local issues to influential decision makers who can change global environmental governance and protection for good.

Latest Income: £6,987,520
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Helen Bamber Foundation

Society

HBF is a human rights charity based in London, founded in 2005. Our specialist team of therapists, doctors and legal experts hold an international reputation for providing therapeutic care, medical consultation, legal protection and practical support to survivors of human rights violations. Previous Charity No: 1111048. All Accounts available on our website: http://www.helenbamber.org/accounts/.

Latest Income: £5,771,255
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Amnesty International Charity

Charitable activities, Society

promotion of human rights throughout the world, including by: monitoring abuses, assisting the victims of such abuses and eliminating infringements; research into human rights issues and providing technical advice; contributing to the sound administration of human rights law; raising awareness of, and promoting public support for, human rights issues; and international advocacy of human rights.

Latest Income: £5,657,202
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Business And Human Rights Resource Centre

Society

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has become the worlds leading independent resource on the subject. Our website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies human rights impacts worldwide, both positive and negative.

Latest Income: £4,962,167
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Stonewall Equality Limited

Beneficiary group, Society

Promoting equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.

Latest Income: £4,741,953
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Global Dialogue

Society

Global Dialogue is a UK based charity established for the promotion of human rights in the UK and other countries.

Latest Income: £4,728,486
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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International Liberty Association

Society

International Liberty Association aims to raise awareness within the British public of the human rights abuses in Iran and the Middle East and at the same time making a real difference in the lives of the victims of such abuses. ILA will also provide facilities and assistance to other groups and organisations involved in promoting human rights in Iran and the Middle East.

Latest Income: £4,658,844
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rift Valley Research Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Society

The activities of the Rift Valley Institute comprise field-based, action-oriented social research projects, support for indigenous educational institutions, in-country training courses, consultative processes, legal support programmes and an online digital library. They are designed to inform aid interventions, support local research capacity, record indigenous culture and promote human rights.

Latest Income: £4,630,498
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hollick Family Foundation

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Society

Supporting education and skills, human rights, housing, mental health, women and children and the arts through community-led organisations working directly with people at the margins of society and with charities in the early stages of development looking for seed funding in the areas of Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, East Sussex and Kent.

Latest Income: £4,490,276
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Minhaj-Ul-Quran Welfare Foundation

Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare, Society

Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF): A Worldwide Humanitarian Development organisation Alleviate poverty in the undeveloped regions of the world by developing long term and sustainable projects.Advance and promote human rights, equality and diversity irrespective of race, colour and creed in the worldAdvance in Humanitarian projects focusing at key areas of Education,Health & General Welfare

Latest Income: £4,452,074
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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War On Want

Charitable activities, Social welfare, Society

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

Latest Income: £4,048,876
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Fund For Global Human Rights UK

Society

Securing the most basic freedoms for people requires frontline activists challenging injustice and building on-the-ground demand for change. The Fund for Global Human Rights UK helps human rights defenders get the funding needed to sustain and strengthen their work. The overall goal is to improve justice, accountability and equality and to ensure that gains are sustainable over the long term.

Latest Income: £4,031,417
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Reprieve

Society

We are an international legal action charity that uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out by states in the context of the so-called "war on terror".

Latest Income: £4,019,375
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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New Israel Fund

Charitable activities, Society

NEW ISRAEL FUND IS THE LEADING ORGANISATION STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY IN ISRAEL. NIF HELPS DEVELOP ISRAEL'S CIVIL SOCIETY ON ISSUES INCLUDING SHARED SOCIETY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, MINORITY RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH GRANT-MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND DELIVERING PROJECTS. IN THE UK WE RUN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THESE ISSUES.

Latest Income: £3,463,566
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many human-rights society charities are there in the UK?

There are 373 registered human-rights society charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the human-rights society charities by income?

International Rescue Committee, U.k is the largest by latest reported annual income (£116.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of human-rights society charities?

Human-rights society charities reported a combined annual income of £1.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for human-rights society charities?

Across all human-rights society charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 82.9%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of human-rights society charities?

Human-rights society charities have an average annual income of £578k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.