Links to organisations working on Human Rights in the Pacific.
The APF advances human rights in the Asia Pacific through our member organisations. We facilitate the formation and growth of national human rights institutions by providing training, networking and resource sharing.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament. They are an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.
The Fiji Human Rights Commission is the organisation that is mandated by the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands to promote and protect human rights of all people in Fiji. The site is updated regularly with press releases concerning human rights in Fiji.
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement is a multi-ethnic and multicultural non-governmental organisation committed to removing discrimination against women through institutional reforms and additional changes.
Based in New Zealand, the Human Right Commission uses a range of activities to carry out its core functions, including providing human rights education, producing resources, inquiring into and reporting on human rights matters and resolving disputes relating to discrimination.
RRRT is a non-profit training and technical resource organisation specialising in human rights advocacy, law and education tailored specifically to the Pacific region.
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Website contains many human rights educational resources.
The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. Website contains many human rights publications on worldwide reproductive rights violations.
Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure.
Human Rights First is a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York and Washington D.C.
Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. HRW researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world and then publishes those findings. Website contains links to many human rights publications in all regions of the world.
The ICJ network consists of 82 autonomous national sections and affiliated legal organisations in 62 countries across Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin and North America, and the Caribbean. Website contains human rights information concerning Fiji.
The International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. Their main focus is strategic litigation. Site contains a human rights resource library and links to Commonwealth and International Law databases.
The University of Minnesota runs an on-line Human Rights Library with over 82,000 documents currently on their server. Information includes treaties, conventions, reports and documents in over 30 subject areas. Excellent informational resource.
The Universal Human Rights Index provides instant access for all countries to human rights information from the United Nations system.
A consulting and capacity building organization committed to social justice, good governance and conflict prevention. Contains a searchable international human rights organisation database with over 10,000 entries.
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