GB Human Rights Organizations

Good Business organizations focused on human rights issues & violations relating to business and labor practices.

Aim for Human rights
A Dutch human rights organization which helps people all over the world to stand up for their rights.
http://www.aimforhumanrights.org/home/

Alliance for Democracy and Human rights in Nepal (ADHRN)
Preserves and nurtures democracy & human rights, and strengthens and fosters social political and economic development in Nepal.
http://www.alliancenepal.org/

Anti-Slavery: Today’s fight for tomorrow’s freedom.
An international human rights organization dedicated to working exclusively against slavery and related abuses.
http://www.antislavery.org/index.htm

Business Council for Peace
Help women in regions of conflict and post-conflict start businesses.
http://www.bpeace.com/

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
An independent resource providing updated hourly news and reports about companies’ human rights impacts worldwide.
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home

Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights
The Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR) is a program to help lead and develop the corporate response to human rights.
http://www.blihr.org/

Eldis
Shares the best in development, policy, practice and research.
http://www.eldis.org/

European Coalition on Oil in Sudan
A group of over 80 European organizations working for peace and justice in Sudan.
http://www.ecosonline.org/

Global Alliance
A partnership of foundations, global companies & international institutions to improve the workplace experience & life opportunities for workers in developing countries.
http://www.theglobalalliance.org/index.htm

Human Rights and Business Project
Combines the expertise of the human rights research community with the experience of business in order to develop concrete achievable human rights standards for companies.
http://www.humanrightsbusiness.org/

Humanity United
Committed to efforts that empower affected communities and address the root causes of conflict and modern-day slavery to build lasting peace.
http://www.humanityunited.org

Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID)
Works to advance corporate accountability, fair investment and good governance to ensure the human rights of people living in poverty are respected by the private sector, international financial institutions and governments.
http://www.raid-uk.org/

Social Accountability International
Promote human rights for workers around the world as a standards organization, ethical supply chain resource, and programs developer.
http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?&stopRedirect=1

Ten Thousand Villages
Connects consumers to unemployed and underemployed artisans and farmers in developing countries through fair trade relationships.

http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/home.php

The Danish Institute of Human Rights
Promotes and develops knowledge about human rights on a national, regional and international basis.
http://www.humanrights.dk/

Transfair USA
Helps farming families across Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve the quality of life in their communities.
http://www.transfairusa.org/

United for Fair Economy (UFE)
Supports and helps build social movements for greater equality by raising awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart.
http://www.faireconomy.org/

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
A global network focused on helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of globalization and human development.
http://europeandcis.undp.org/

Women’s Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan
A nonpartisan and nonprofit organization which aims to restore full restoration of Afghan women human rights and full participation in economical and other socio-cultural systems.
http://www.wapha.org/

World Diamond Council
A organization created by diamond industry to implement & oversee a tracking system for the export & import of rough diamonds to prevent the exploitation of diamonds for illicit purposes such as war and inhumane acts.
http://www.worlddiamondcouncil.com/

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