174 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING MINORITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Amnesty International www.amnesty.org Association for the Prevention of Torture www.apt.ch Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions www.cohre.org Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) www.humanrightsinitiative.org Defence for Children International www.defenceforchildren.org Child Rights International Network www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC/about.asp Derechos Human Rights www.derechos.org Global Rights www.globalrights.org Human Rights First www.humanrightsfirst.org Human Rights Internet www.hri.ca Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org International Conflict Research Institute www.incore.ulst.ac.uk International Alert www.international-alert.org International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights (INTERIGHTS) www.interights.org International Commission of Jurists www.icj.org International Federation of Human Rights Leagues www.fidh.org International Institute of Human Rights www.iidh.org International League for Human Rights www.ilhr.org A worldwide movement of people, based in London, who campaign for internationally recognized human rights Offers guidelines for national NGOs on alternative reporting to United Nations treaty bodies, including the Committee against Torture Guidance to assist NGOs in using the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights An independent, non-partisan, international NGO mandated to ensure the practical realization of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth Offers guidance for NGOs reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child A global network coordinating information and promoting action on child rights General human rights organization Human rights advocacy group that partners with local activists to challenge injustice and amplify new voices within the global discourse; based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1978 as the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights to promote laws and policies that advance universal rights and freedoms Canadian-based consulting and capacity-building organization committed to social justice, good governance and conflict prevention Global human rights organization, based in New York A joint project of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster, combining research, education and comparative analysis An independent peacebuilding organization that works to lay the foundations for lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict, including ethnic conflict London-based legal organization focusing on litigation that offers advice to lawyers, human rights defenders and other partners Geneva-based NGO with national sections worldwide Based in Paris A research and education organization, based in Strasbourg, France; offers annual courses and training sessions on human rights New York-based NGO that seeks to raise human rights issues and cases before the United Nations and other intergovernmental regional organizations