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.
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Help 4 Forgotten Allies
Beneficiary group, Social welfare, SocietyThe object of the charity is to help relieve the suffering of people, including refugees from Burma/Myanmar, who have fled hardship and human rights abuses. These activities specifically include aid for needy veterans (and their widows/ dependants) who served in the armed forces raised in Burma during the Second World War.
We Are Family Foundation UK
Beneficiary group, SocietyPromoting education and training, human rights, religious and racial harmony, equality and diversity for the benefit of children and young people and mankind.
Projects Abroad Foundation Limited
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfare, SocietyThe charity concerns itself with supporting projects in developing countries to do with education, the alleviation of poverty, care of children, human rights, promoting sport and the environment. The charity operates alongside the Projects Abroad group of companies which arranges worthwhile volunteering experiences in the developing world and it supports the projects they are involved with.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws - International Solidarity Network (wluml)
Beneficiary group, Religion, SocietyPROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY AND RELIEF IN NEED
Bhakt Bhakti Aur Bhagwan Ashram UK
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure, Religion, SocietyPrincipal activity is that of propagating hinduism and working towards the social, cultural, spiritual and educational uplift of one and all. To promote human rights including children. To construct recreational centres for youth and children and setting up centres for adults needing care in third world countries including but not limited to India,Mauritius and African Countries.
Rural Refugee Network
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare, SocietyTHE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF THOSE ARRIVING IN THE UK AS REFUGEES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION, ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TEACHING ENGLISH.
Inter Cultural Centre
SocietyTo promote cultural cohesion through educational activities across religious and cultural boundaries within the context of humanitarian endeavors based on the principles of Human Rights
The Valesco Foundation
Social welfare, SocietyThe Valesco Foundation is the independent corporate Foundation of The Valesco Group. Its current purposes of focus are: the advancement of education; the prevention or relief of poverty; the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity; and the advancement of health or the saving of lives
The Bakau Community Project
Housing, Social welfare, SocietyTHE BAKAU COMMUNITY PROJECT views good housing and education as a human right. We aim to promote social inclusion for public benefit by preventing homelessness, social exclusion, believing the needs of those who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate in society and achieve a life of stability, happiness, and independence.
The Arah Foundation
SocietyThe Trust's objectives are the provision of funds for general charitable purposes, education, training, arts and culture, human rights and religious and racial harmony. The Trust operates in England & Wales, St Vincent and Grenadines and Turkey.
Rights For Peace
Charitable activities, SocietyWe're all human, yet around the world we see minority groups being discriminated, demonised, dehumanised, their rights eroded, paving the way to mass atrocities. This isn't a new story. It's predictable. It's also preventable.At Rights for Peace we use human rights training and advocacy to counter identity-based violence and support transitional justice. We operate in Sudan and South Sudan.
Amor!
Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, SocietyHuman rights training and human rights defenceMaternal/child health programmesEducational support for girls and vulnerable childrenSustainable livelihoods training programmes for women and youthHumane leadership, youth empowerment and women?s rights trainingConstruction of homes and schools
Odyssey Ensemble For Refugees
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, SocietyOdyssey Ensemble is an orchestra that uses music and creative arts to communicate real-life stories of asylum seekers and refugees and advocate for their dignity to be upheld. Through interdisciplinary collaborative performances, we hope to harness the power of music to promote respect for the human dignity and human rights of asylum seekers and refugees by members of the public and policymakers.
Poverty Concern
Beneficiary group, Social welfare, Society1. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas2. To relieve poverty and improve health and education and promote human rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child throughout the world 3. The relief of poverty in Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia or other organisations working to prevent
Tortureid
Beneficiary group, SocietyTortureID is a small medical human rights charity offering specialist clinical assessments to people seeking asylum in the UK. The purpose of these assessments is to identify human rights abuses and to document clinical findings in a report.
Methoria
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, SocietyThe charity's objects are, for the public benefit, to promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) throughout the world. The charity has conducted legal and policy work with authorities, international organizations and with national and local civil society organizations on behalf of migrants and refugees.
The Reconciliation Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare, SocietyProviding grants to organisations and individuals in order to advance the Christian faith; to advance human rights, conflict resolution, reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony; to relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; to advance health or save lives.
Asha-Nepal
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare, SocietyA human rights organisation working for women and children in Nepal.Main activities are rehabilitation of women and children rescued from having been trafficked into India, support and refuge for women who have been physically and/or sexually abused, support for women and children who have contracted HIV.Educational, vocational & health projects. Refuge, half way home & HIV clinic.
The Levy Rifkind Family Charitable Settlement
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare, SocietyTO MAKE GRANTS TO INITIATIVES WORKING TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION OR RECONCILIATION, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY.
North Wales Regional Equality Network LTD
SocietyTo work towards the elimination of discrimination in all its forms and upholding the rights of all citizens as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998.To promote equality of opportunity and good relations between all persons including those that fall within the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010 and to promote understanding of issues of discrimination and inequality
UK Race And Europe Network
SocietyThe UK Race and Europe Network (UKREN) is a registered charity and a membership body of more than 160 race equality organisations across the UK that have an interest in using European equality and human rights provisions to combat race discrimination at the local and national levels. It achieves this through sharing information between members and coordinating action on race equality issues.
Radley Charitable Trust
SocietyThe objectives remain the furtherance of:Conflict ResolutionPeaceJustice and Human Rights Sustainable developmentsEquality of opportunity and improving quality of life
The Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust
Economic and community development, Research, SocietySupports the advancement of education, religion, health and saving of lives, citizenship and community development, the Arts, culture, heritage and science, human rights, conflict resolution etc, and Charities providing assistance to those in need.
Wamba Community Trust
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare, SocietyWamba Community Trusts main activity is to provide education for children and young people of Wamba, a remote town in Samburu, North Kenya. Education is so vital in making a significant difference to the quality of their lives, promoting equality, enabling them to understand their basic human rights, and disrupting the poverty cycle.
Meenal And Rishi Sachdev Foundation
SocietyHuman Rights, Religious Or Racial Harmony, equality Or Diversity
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.