NGOs & Networks

1) Reproductive & Sexual Rights
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2) LGBT
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3) HIV/AIDS
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4) Sex Workers
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5) Women’s Rights
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6) Human Rights
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1) Reproductive & Sexual Rights

INCRESE
The International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual rights (INCRESE) is the leading Nigerian NGO working for a favourable environment and expanding access to sexual health and rights information and services.
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European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights
YouAct is a recently established youth network of young people in Europe who are active in the field of sexual and reproductive rights.
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Mulabi - Espacio Latinoamericando de Sexualidades y Derechos
La misión de  Mulabi es trabajar en temas ligados a las sexualidades y los derechos desde puntos de vista críticos y celebratorios, promoviendo también el empoderamiento y la autonomía especialmente de las personas más excluidas con la excusa de cualquier aspecto de su sexualidad, así como  difundir perspectivas latinoamericanas sobre esos temas, utilizando como estrategia principal la construcción en común del conocimiento transformador.
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PEPFAR Watch
PEPFAR Watch is a new web resource intended to inform and spur action on U.S. global HIV/AIDS policies and related issues in which U.S. policy and funding is of concern, including reproductive and sexual health, access to treatment, and health care systems.
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TARSHI
TARSHI works towards expanding sexual and reproductive choices in people’s lives in an effort to enable them to enjoy lives of dignity, freedom from fear, infection, and reproductive and sexual health problems. ______________________________________________________________________________________

2) LGBT

ABGLT ( Associção Brasileira de Gays Lésbicas e Transgêneros )
The Brazilian Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Association is a national network of 165 organisations involved with human rights and AIDS. ABGLT is the largest GLBT network in Latin America.

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Al-Qaws
Al-Qaws (”Rainbow”) - for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society is the first legally recognized Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) organization which addresses the needs of the LGBTQ Palestinians living in Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories.

______________________________________________________________________________________ Amnesty International - LGBT Program
AI addresses questions on LGBT issues of: equal right to life; equal freedom from arbitrary arrest; equal freedom from torture and ill-treatment; equal freedom of expression and association; equality before the law; and equality in dignity and rights.

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APF - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) is the leading regional human rights organisation in the Asia Pacific.

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ARC International is a project-driven organisation, based in Canada, designed to make a contribution to the development of a strategic international Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered human rights agenda. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Behind The Mask
Behind The Mask is a non-profit media organisation for gay and lesbian affairs in Africa. This project operated under the Gay and Lesbian Archives of South Africa until 1 January 2003. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Blue Diamond Society
Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s only organization for sexual minorities, is transforming the lives of sexual minorities including Meta, Dohori, Ta, Gay, Bisexual, lesbian, Hijra, Singaru, Fulumulu, Kothi, Kotha, Strian, Maugia, Panthi and manymore in Nepal.
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Council for Global Equality
The Council for Global Equality brings together international human rights activists, foreign policy experts, LGBT leaders, philanthropists and corporate officials to encourage a clearer and stronger American voice on human rights concerns impacting LGBT communities around the world.
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La FELGTB es el referente más importante del movimiento asociativo gay, lésbico, transexual y bisexual del Estado Español. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Human Rights Watch - LGBT Program
Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people’s rights, with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. ______________________________________________________________________________________ IGLHRC

The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ILGA
The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) is a world-wide network of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people everywhere. ______________________________________________________________________________________
IRQO
The Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO) works with LGBT community inside Iran with the aim of having a better understanding of the needs and the goals of that community.
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LAMBDA
LAMBDA is a non-profit, gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender agency dedicated to reducing homophobia, inequality, hate crimes, and discrimination by encouraging self-acceptance, cooperation, and non-violence.

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LAMBDA Moçambique
A LAMBDA – Associação Moçambicana de Defesa das Minorias Sexuais é uma associação que atua promovendo a igualdade de direitos cívicos, humanos e legais de cidadãos LGBTI através de educação pública, advocacia e diálogo.

____________________________________________________________________________________ LaCiudad Diversa Conversa
Blog del ciudadano gay de Medellín, Colombia, comunicando sentidos y sentires desde las diversidades sexuales. ______________________________________________________________________________________ NFI
The Naz Foundation International (NFI) is an international non-governmental organisation, thats primary aim is to improve the sexual health and human rights of marginalised males who have sex with males, their partners and families in South Asia and else where. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Rede Afro LGBT
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Red Lactrans
La RED DE LATINOAMERICA Y EL CARIBE DE PERSONAS TRANS es una red de información, acción y denuncia de personas TRANS [Travestis Transexuales Transgeneros] de Latinoamérica y el Caribe.
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Sappho for Equality

Sappho for Equality is a forum – the first of its kind in Eastern India – that has emerged as a consequence of a unique effort to bridge the ever-widening gulf between the queer and the non-queer community in India.
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Transgender ASIA
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Transgender Europe
TransGender Europe believes that the acknowledgment and acceptance of gender diversity is a integral part of a modern European society and works for the empowerment and self determination all Gender Variant (Trans) people in Europe.

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3) HIV/AIDS

AIZHI
AIZHI Love Knowledge Action for those who can read Chinese. Its purpose is to fight discrimination and protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS as well as to put forward policies which protect the rights and interests of minorities, vulnerable communities and people living with contagious diseases. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CiudadaniaSX
CiudaniaSX es un proyecto del IESSDH (Instituto de Estudios en Salud, Sexualidad y Desarrollo Humano) comprometido con los derechos de las personas vulnerables y afectadas por el VIH/SIDA. Es utilizado el activismo cultural como una estrategia para enfrentar el estigma y la discriminación. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ICASO
ICASO is the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations, a global network of non-governmental and community-based organizations. ______________________________________________________________________________________ LACCASO
Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales con Servicio en VIH/SIDA. Latin American and the Caribbean Council of AIDS Services Organizations is one of the five continental secretariats of the ICASO (Canada).
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4) Sex Workers

AMMAR
La Asociación de Mujeres Meretrices de la Argentina trabaja por el respecto de los derechos humanos y laborales de todas las trabajadoras sexuales de Argentina. ______________________________________________________________________________________ APNSW
The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) was formed in 1994 by members of some of Asia’s first organizations to work on health and human rights with sex workers, The APNSW facilitates sex worker participation and information sharing on both technical and policy issues, encourages leadership amongst male, female and transgender sex workers and does direct advocacy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Chez Stella
Chez Stella favours empowerment and solidarity by and amongst sex workers, since we are committed to the idea that each of us has a place in society, and human rights worth defending. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CRSW
The Coalition for the Rights of Sex Workers was founded in 1996 by sex workers, former sex workers and our allies. We are part of the international struggle for the rights of people in the sex trade and for the decriminalization of our lives and our work. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Davida
DAVIDA is a brazilian organization founded to promote the women sex workers citezenship and rights and which works on education, health, communication and culture at local and national levels. ______________________________________________________________________________________ GAATW
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of more than 90 non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world. The GAATW International Secretariat is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and coordinates the activities of the Alliance, collects and disseminates information, and advocates on behalf of the Alliance at regional and international level. ______________________________________________________________________________________ NSWP
The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) was established as an informal alliance in 1992 by a group of sex worker rights activists working within sex work projects around the world. Over the years, NSWP conducted activities in partnership with other organisations and the principle of the participation of sex workers in policy and programme development has been accepted at many levels. ______________________________________________________________________________________

5) Women’s Rights

ACPD
A non-partisan organization, ACPD focuses on the inter-relationships between population growth and structure, the environment, over-consumption, poverty, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equity and equality, human rights, migration, economics, and other development issues. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ARROW
The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) is committed to promoting and protecting women’s health rights and needs, particularly in the area of women’s sexuality and reproductive health. ______________________________________________________________________________________ AWID
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Catholics for Choice
Catholics for Choice’s mission is to shape and advance sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice, reflect a commitment to women’s well-being and respect and affirm the capacity of women and men to make moral decisions about their lives. _____________________________________________________________________________________
CHANGE
The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization focused on the effects of U.S. international policies on the health and rights of women, girls, and other vulnerable populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CLADEM
The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights, is a women’s and women’s organizations network that in all Latin America and the Caribbean are committed in unite our efforts to achieve an effective defense of women’s rights in our region. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CREA
CREA empowers women to articulate, demand and access their human rights by enhancing women’s leadership and focuses on issues of sexuality, sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women, human rights and social justice. ______________________________________________________________________________________ DAWN
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era is a network of women scholars and activists from the economic South who engage in feminist research and analysis of the global environment and are committed to working for economic justice, gender justice and democracy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)
GAATW therefore promotes and defends the human rights of all migrants and their families against the threat of an increasingly globalised labour market and calls for safety standards for migrant workers in the process of migration and in the formal and informal work sectors - garment and food processing, agriculture and farming, domestic work, sex work - where slavery-like conditions and practices exist. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ISIS International - Manila
ISIS is a feminist NGO dedicated to women’s information and communication needs that focus on those advancing women’s rights, leadership and empowerment. ______________________________________________________________________________________ IWHC
The International Women’s Health Coalition works in three ways to build political will and influence the policies of governments, donors, and international agencies to secure girls’ and women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Observatorio de Género y Equidad
El Observatorio de Género y Equidad recoge las luchas de las mujeres chilenas por la ampliación de la ciudadanía y la construcción de una sociedad igualitaria, basada en el respeto a los derechos humanos y la diversidad. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Rainbo - Amanitare
Amanitare is a partnership of national & local organisations based in Africa working to improve the lives of African women & girls. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe (RSMLAC)
Red de Salud is a non profit organization founded to promote women’s health and the full exercise of women’s human rights and citizenship through the cultural, political and social transformation of our region and the world from a feminist perspective. ______________________________________________________________________________________ WLUML
Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. ______________________________________________________________________________________ WHRnet
The Women’s Human Rights aims to provide reliable, comprehensive, and timely information and analyses on women’s human rights in English, Spanish and French. ______________________________________________________________________________________ WMW Jamaica
The Women’s Media Watch Jamaica is a civil society, not-for-profit organization comprising a core volunteer membership of women and a wide network of male and female associates. Founded in 1987, WMW is volunteer-driven and operates a small secretariat with three part-time staff. ______________________________________________________________________________________ WWHR
Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – New Ways, an independent women’s NGO, was founded in 1993 with the aim of promoting women’s human rights in Turkey and on the international level. Since its foundation, WWHR has become a widely renowned non-governmental organization around the globe. ______________________________________________________________________________________

6) Human Rights

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Asian Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions ______________________________________________________________________________________ Center for Economic & Social Rights (CESR)
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) works to promote social justice through human rights. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Conectas Human Rights
Conectas Human Rights is an international non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil in October 2001, with the following mission: Promoting respect for human rights and contributing to the consolidation of the Rule of Law in the Global South (Africa, Asia, and Latin America). ______________________________________________________________________________________ EIPR
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights is an independent Egyptian human rights organization that was established in 2002 to promote and defend the personal rights and freedoms of individuals. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ISHR

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) promotes the development, strengthening, effective use and implementation of international and regional law and mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights.
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Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

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Human Rights Centre
The Human Rights Centre began its life in 1982-83. The Centre was located within the Law Department of the University of Essex, UK, and was designated as an international human rights law centre.