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Human Rights and Civil Liberties
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- ACCÉSSS (Alliance des communautés culturelles pour l'égalité dans la santé et les services sociaux) (Regional: Montreal, QC)
A federation of community groups committed to improving the accessibility and adaptation of healthcare and social services to meet the needs of Quebec's ethnocultural communities. Our membership of 65 organizations has as its mission to facilitate the integration of all ethnocultural communities in Quebec.- Action to End Exploitation (International: Toronto, ON)
A not-for-profit organization committed to helping victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Through sustainable program development and cooperation with other NGOs, we are making a meaningful difference in the lives of women and children trapped by abusive and tragic circumstances.- Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) (Regional: Toronto, ON)
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) works to better the housing situation of Ontario residents who have low incomes, including tenants, co-op members and people who are homeless.- Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
The organization has a mission to promote awareness among Albertans about civil liberties and human rights through research and education. The Research Centre publishes reports on various civil liberties and human rights topics.- Amnesty International (Canadian Section)
A worldwide voluntary activist movement that works impartially to prevent violations of people's fundamental civil and political rights. It takes action to free all prisoners of conscience (people imprisoned for their beliefs, origins or status, who have not used or advocated violence); ensure fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture, and other cruel treatment of all prisoners; and end political killings and disappearances.- Atlantic Human Rights Centre
The Centre aims to promote and develop multi-disciplinary teaching and research in the area of citizenship and human rights. This is done at the regional, national and international level, while providing community outreach development to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.- B.C. Civil Liberties Association
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is the oldest and most active civil liberties group in Canada. We are a group of citizens who volunteer our energy and talents to fulfill our mandate: to preserve, defend, maintain and extend civil liberties and human rights in British Columbia and across Canada.- B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre
BC PIAC is a legal advocacy organization which advances the interests of low-income and residential consumers in the regulation and deregulation of services. BC PIAC is also concerned with advancing the interests of disadvantaged groups in obtaining access to justice and equality before the law.- British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) (International: Vancouver, BC)
BCCIC is a coalition of international development organizations. Through relationship-building with other networks, BCCIC works toward its goal of achieving sustainable global development in a peaceful and healthy environment with social justice, human dignity and participation for all.- Canadian Centre For Diversity (National: Toronto, ON)
The centre provides innovative programming that teaches Canada's youth how to overcome fear and prejudice through information, education and involvement. They serve youth from the earliest grades right through to college and university and includes all categories of difference recognized under the Charter and human rights codes.- Canadian Centre For Victims of Torture
Responds to the continuing needs of survivors of torture and their families in Canada and abroad, and increases public awareness of torture and its effects upon survivors and their families. It has assisted approximately 8000 survivors from 99 different countries since its inception in 1983.- Canadian Council of Christians and Jews (CCCJ) (National: Toronto, ON)
A national, non-sectarian organization that builds on our common heritage in pursuit of our goal: to eradicate discrimination, prejudice and bigotry in Canadian society through education, research, communication and community building.- Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (International: Toronto, ON)
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally, through research, legal and policy analysis, education, and community mobilization.- Canadian Injured Workers Society (National: Saskatoon, SK)
The Canadian Injured Workers Society addresses unfairness in the workers compensation system in Canada. It promotes fair workplace injury compensation, addresses the mistreatment of injured employees, and voices their common concerns. It is a registered nonprofit society.- CEPAL - Canadian-Palestinian Educational Exchange (International: Ottawa, ON)
CEPAL works to assist Palestinian refugees in the pursuit of their basic human rights by increasing their access to education and by raising public awareness in Canada about their struggle. Canadian volunteers teach in Lebanon and assist with events in Canada.- Center For Information Awareness
A registered nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing awareness to world issues, facilitating citizen communication, and making independent news accessible.- Court Challenges Program of Canada
The Court Challenges Program of Canada is a national non-profit organization which was set up in 1994 to provide financial assistance for important court cases that advance language and equality rights guaranteed under Canada's Constitution.- Church Council on Justice and Corrections (National: Ottawa, ON)
A national, ecumenical organization of faith communities and individuals advocating for healing justice. While its primary focus is criminal justice, this coalition knows its work is inextricably linked to human rights, healthy communities and social justice. Its resources, projects and messages embrace church, multi-faith and secular partners.- Edmonton Community Legal Centre (Local: Edmonton, AB)
The Edmonton Community Legal Centre is a nonprofit organization that offers free legal information, advice and representation for people living with low income in the Edmonton area.- EGALE
EGALE advances equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people, and their families, across Canada.- Electronic Frontier Canada
Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC) was founded to ensure that the principles embodied in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms remain protected as new computing, communications, and information technologies are introduced into Canadian society.- Elizabeth Wiebe Society for Orphaned Children in Canada (National: Ottawa, ON)
Our mission is to give orphaned children in Canada a chance by fostering awareness and empathy and promoting a determination to give every child the right to a permanent loving home.- End Poverty Now (National: Montreal, QC)
End Poverty Now is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the long-term struggle against abject poverty through the tri-pillars of education and information, lobbying, and grassroots development and redistribution.- Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education (National: Montreal, QC)
Formerly the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, Equitas works for the advancement of equality, social justice and respect for human dignity in Canada and around the world through transformative human rights education programs.- Federal Association for the Advancement of Visible Minorities (FAAVM) (National)
FAAVM Canada is a nonprofit, charitable organization with a primary focus on using various multifunctional civil rights programmes to help mostly disadvantaged, underprivileged Canadian minorities.- Harmony Movement (National: Toronto, ON)
A national organization that encourages Canadians of all racial, cultural and religious origins to embrace and promote harmony, diversity, as well as equality. It undertakes public educational campaigns such as the Them = Us national exhibition and the Exploring Harmony educational resource kit.- HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic (Ontario)
The only not-for-profit, charitable legal clinic serving the needs of people with HIV/AIDS throughout Ontario. Collect calls accepted at 1-888-705-8889 or locally at 416-340-7790.- Human Rights Internet (HRI)
HRI is dedicated to the empowerment of human rights activists and organizations, and to the education of governmental and intergovernmental agencies and officials and other actors in the public and private sphere, on human rights issues and the role of civil society.- Human Rights Watch (International: Toronto, ON)
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. It stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.- International Justice Mission Canada (International: London, ON)
A human rights organization that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression. A multinational team of law enforcement professionals and a highly qualified legal staff conduct criminal investigations and collect evidence to rescue victims and bring perpetrators to justice.- John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (International: Edmonton, AB)
Our mission is the universal implementation of human rights through teaching and education of all people, with a specific focus on children and youth. We aim for the universal recognition, understanding, promotion and protection of human rights as outlined in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.- Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) (National: Toronto, ON)
A Canadian non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to raising general awareness of human rights issues in Africa by providing African journalists with the tools to report accurately and concretely about human rights issues. JHR's aim is to establish a number of programs, training seminars and newspaper supplements, increasing both the quality and quantity of human rights reporting. By empowering journalists to report on human rights issues, JHR hopes to increase the public's awareness and ability to protect their own, and others, rights.- KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (International: Toronto, ON)
A partnership of 11 Canadian churches and church organizations dedicated to social justice in Canada and worldwide. With southern partners and 100 local groups, KAIROS advocates for economic and ecological justice, human rights, Aboriginal rights, and the rights of refugees.- Law Foundation of Ontario (Regional: Toronto, ON)
The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) was established in 1974 to establish and maintain a fund for legal education and legal research, legal aid, and the establishment, operation, and maintenance of law libraries. The LFO awards grants to organizations for law-related projects and initiatives. To date, the LFO has given out over $140 million in grants to various organizations and individuals and $450 million to Legal Aid Ontario.- Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) (International: Vancouver, BC)
LRWC is a committee of Canadian lawyers who promote human rights and the rule of law by providing support internationally to human rights defenders in danger. LRWC promotes the implementation and enforcement of international standards designed to protect the independence and security of human rights defenders around the world.- Mir Movement (International: Brights Grove, ON)
The mission of Mir Movement is to encourage all people to work for peace in their lives and the world at large. Mir Movement believes that, regardless of one's race, religion, nationality or culture, we all benefit from working towards a global peace and the reconciliation of humankind to one another.- New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
This government agency promotes and protects human rights in New Brunswick.- Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada (International: Ottawa, ON)
Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada is a member organization of an international initiative to establish a standing "peace army", ready to respond to requests to provide a nonviolent international presence where it will help reduce violence and allow local people striving to achieve peace and justice to continue their important work.- Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)
OCIC members include development NGOs with overseas programming, volunteer-sending organizations, solidarity groups, global education centres, faith organizations as well as networks and individuals working in international cooperation and global education.- Peace Brigades International, Canadian Branch
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a grassroots organization exploring and implementing nonviolent approaches to peacekeeping in areas of violent conflict and repression, offering unarmed protective accompaniment to individuals, organizations and communities threatened by violence and human rights abuses.- PEN Canada
PEN Canada is committed to defending freedom of opinion and the peaceable expression of such opinion, as guaranteed by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It campaigns on behalf of persecuted writers around the world.- Reach Canada (National: Ottawa, ON)
Reach is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to educating and informing persons with disabilities, lawyers, care givers and the general public about the rights and interests of persons with disabilities. They are also committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are provided with quality legal and social representation, and provide lawyer referrals.- Rights & Democracy (International: Montreal, QC)
Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) is a non-partisan organization with an international mandate. It was created by Canada's Parliament in 1988 to encourage and support the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions and practices around the world.
- RIVO
We are a network working with people who have been subjected to the effects of torture. We: provide psychotherapeutic follow-up, art therapy, massage therapy; offer sensitization - training for workers in front-line agencies, NGOs, educational systems; do research and international cooperation, and more.
- STAND Canada (International: Toronto, ON)
Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND) Canada is a national student organization dedicated to inspiring student activism and advocacy addressing the crisis in Darfur. Its goal is to strengthen and focus the voice of Canadians - beginning with students - demanding leadership from the Canadian government to end the atrocities in Darfur.
- Synergie Agissante (Synag) (International: Ontario)
Synergie Agissante is a nonprofit organization committed to three main topics: sustainable development, fair trade and the fight against slavery. Synergie Agissante activities are centred on education, communication, capacity building, advocacy and lobbying.- Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (Local: Victoria, BC)
The society's mission is to assist in the settlement and adjustment of immigrants and refugees in Canada and to provide services designed to increase participation in Canadian society by assisting the newcomer to overcome the many challenges and barriers.
- William J. Olson Advocacy Corp (Regional: Saskatoon, SK)
We work to improve the lives of others in need through individual advocacy, support, systemic change, and public education. We assist people who are encountering difficulties with government programs, such as social services, WCB, EI, etc., and also help in locating resources to assist with individuals' special and unique needs.
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