Participants

L’Action Contre l’Impunité pour les droits Humains (ACIDH), Action Against Impunity for Human Rights, is a non-governmental organization active in the fight against the repression of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ACIDH works primarily to end impunity for human rights violations in the DRC, to influence the reform of judicial institutions in the DRC with a view to better...

The ACCA, launched in November, 2013, is a coalition of eighty-nine organizations from twenty-eight African countries supporting local communities and individuals whose human rights are adversely impacted daily by the activities of corporations, both domestically and internationally. The ACCA’s areas of focus range from mining and other extractive industries, public and private security sector...

Al-Haq was founded by a group of Palestinian lawyers in 1979, in the midst of a debate about how best to address the lack of human rights protection mechanisms in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Based in Ramallah, West Bank, Al-Haq is one of the first independent human rights organisations established in the Arab world. Al-Haq has earned special consultative status with the United...

Amadiba Crisis Committee of the Xolobeni community in Eastern Cape, South Africa (ACC) was formed in 2007 by the Amadiba community in response to the Xolobeni mine proposal by the Australian corporation Mineral Commodities. In the past few years, ACC has made great effort in appealing to Mineral Commodities and the South African government to redress the discrimination against the Amadiba...

AIPP, a regional organization founded in 1988, is committed to the cause of promoting and defending indigenous peoples' rights and human rights and articulating issues of relevance to indigenous peoples. At present, AIPP has forty-seven members from fourteen countries in Asia. With a focus on women and children, AIPP utilizes tools like campaigns, documentation, mechanisms under the United...

Business and Human Rights Resource Center tracks the human rights policy and performance of over 6000 companies in over 180 countries, making information publicly available. Through building up the only global business and human rights knowledge hub on its website, Business and Human Rights Resource Center documents the policy and action of over ninety companies and forty governments to promote...

CLAPV is a legal-aid office established in October, 1998, at China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, China. As one of the most effective environmental groups in China, CLAPV conducts case law analysis, comparative studies of environmental laws and regulations, organizes victim and client consultations, provides legal education to the general public and legal assistance in...

Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement (International Center of Commerce for Development – CECIDE) was established in 2001 to strengthen women’s economic skills, conduct research and training on conflict prevention and alternative policies in the global economy, and promote the rights of communities affected by the exploitation of natural resources. CECIDE is part of the...

Comité Ambiental en Defensa de la Vida is a social movement with a focus on rights to water, living conditions and territory. Fighting against extractive industries, Comite Ambiental en Defensa de la Vida strengthens communities by promoting collective, democratic, participatory decision-making process.

The Council of the Wuxhtaj Peoples facilitates processes of continuous strengthening and promotion of the democratic and inclusive organization and participation of communities; creating discussion, analysis, and viable proposals for the construction of a social welfare and plurinational State. It seeks to be a solid land movement and space for free determination of those of Mayan descent, as...

Established in 2009, Defend Job was initiated by women workers of Triumph International fought against illegal and unjust lay-off and closure. It has developed to a wide network of displaced workers, unions, women and informal sectors united for better working and living condition. Defend Job values dignity of work and that work shall be considered essential for human development and shall not be...

FoLT is a grassroots organization founded in 2009 in response to the proposal of the Gibe III dam on the Omo River, a shared river between Kenya and Ethiopia, out of the concern that the proposed project would jeopardize indigenous economies, destroy ecosystem and exacerbate conflicts. FoLT’s mission is to foster social, economic and environmental justice in the Lake Turkana Basin by initiating...

The Habi Center for Environmental Rights is an Egyptian non-governmental organization that raises awareness of environmental rights and the legal mechanisms available for defending them. The Center promotes Egyptian citizens' access to environmental resources to enhance their participation in environmental policy-making and resource management in a way that guarantees sustainable development. The...

HakiMadini is a non-profit-making organization strategically linking grassroots minerals sector realities with national, regional and international policy processes.HakiMadini is retrospectively the social justice activism wing of the small scale mining sector and communities living around and within Tanzania mineral adorned areas.We are the 'big voice of the small-scale miner' in the minerals...

Established in 1996, Tebtebba is an indigenous peoples’ organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples respected, protected and fulfilled worldwide. Tebtebba, a word used by the indigenous Kankana-ey Igorot of Northern Philippines, refers to a process of collectively discussing issues and presenting diverse views with the aim of reaching...

FIDH is a non-governmental federation that brings together 178 human rights organizations from around the world. The Federation seeks to defend all rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through a range of activities, including include fact-finding missions, research, advocacy, litigation, and public awareness campaigns.

KHRC is devoted to promote human rights, democratic values, human dignity and social justice. The Commission supports individuals, communities and groups in holding States as well as non-State actors accountable for the violations of all aspects of human rights.

Started in 1979, LHR rapidly achieved a proud record of fighting oppression and abuse of human rights under apartheid. LHR later helped usher in the transition to democracy through its voter education and monitoring in 1994. Today it is recognised as being in the vanguard of civil society in our emerging democracy. LHR recognises that in the new era it may be necessary to enter into joint...

LRC is a human rights orga­ni­za­tion started in Johan­nes­burg, South Africa, in 1979, utilizing the law as an instru­ment of jus­tice for the vul­ner­a­ble and mar­gin­alised, includ­ing poor, home­less, and land­less peo­ple and com­mu­ni­ties who suf­fer dis­crim­i­na­tion by rea­son of race, class, gen­der, dis­abil­ity or by rea­son of social, eco­nomic, and his­tor­i­cal cir­cum­stances...

MiningWatch Canada is a pan-Canadian initiative supported by environmental, social justice, Aboriginal and labour organisations from across the country. Created in 1999, Mining Watch Canada aims to address the need for a co-ordinated public interest response to the threats to public health, water and air quality, fish and wildlife habitat and community interests posed by irresponsible mineral...

Narasha Community Group advocates for the rights of the environment and indigenous peoples living at Olkaria. Narasha Community Group seeks to ensure the protection of the rights of marginilized communities in the face of power exploration and development.

NAFSO was founded in 1992 to represent farming, fishing and plantation communities, and women in all those sectors against adversely impact brought by the neo liberal economic policies and Free Trade Zones under the 1977 Sri Lanka administration. Through advocacy, capacity building, skill training and campaigns, NAFSO currently focuses on issues related to free trade agreements, labor rights,...

KENRA is an alliance of nine Kenyan Civil Society Organizations that deal with natural resources issues. KENRA was formed from an initiative of IANRA (International Alliance on Natural Resources in Africa) of which Action Aid(K) and Coast Rights Forum (CRF) are members. Through CRF funding, KENRA is still identifying and aligning potential partners and activities to expand on its work on...

OPDP was founded in 1999 by Ogiek elders, opinion leaders, farmers and professionals in response to longlanding historical injustices that deprived the Ogiek community of its rights as Kenyan citizen. Its aim is to promote and protect Ogiek culture, land, language, environment, and human rights. It is based in Nakuru town and operates in three main counties inhabited by this community namely: -...

Otros Mundos is an organization that focuses on raising awareness about alternatives to capitalism in Chiapas, Mexico. Otros Mundos presents its research and analysis about capitalism to indigenous and poor communities through education workshops and has been involved in various campaigns against neoliberalism, militarization, and harmful development projects pursued by transnational corporations.

PANAP is one of five regional centres of Pesticide Action Network, a global network dedicated to the elimination of harm upon humans and the environment by pesticide use. Alongside this, the centres focus on promoting sustainable biodiversity-based ecological agriculture. PANAP advances its goal through its role in helping strengthen people's movements in their assertion of rights to land and...

PODER is a non-governmental, non-profit corporate accountability organization working to improve corporate transparency and accountability in Latin America. PODER provides strategic corporate research services to civil society organizations to help change corporate behavior and practices and ensure that business activities do not negatively impact society and the environment.

RAID has been active in the pursuit of corporate responsibility at home and abroad since 2004, when the UN Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo accused four British companies of supplying arms or logistical services to rebel or government forces – often in exchange for diamonds and other minerals – and...

Save Lamu is to engage communities and stakeholders in order for them to participate in decision-making process so as to achieve sustainable and responsible development and preserve the environmental, social and cultural integrity of the Lamu community. By advocating and lobbying, Save Lamu works to raise awareness on the environmental, social, political challenges and so on so forth.

The Botswana Centre for Human Rights was established in 1993 and since then has remained the only organisation in Botswana dealing with all aspects of human rights. Working to advocate for changes in laws, policies and practices, and to raise public awareness of rights and responsibilities, Botswana Centre for Human Rights partners with other rights-focused organisations in Botswana to shed light...

NATT is a global grassroots network of consumer, human rights, environmental, faith-based and corporate accountability NGOs in nearly 50 countries aligned on a campaign to fight against the tobacco industry’s violation of human rights.