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- US Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Report on International Religious Freedom
- Human Rights Organizations in North America
· The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm protecting the free expression of all religious traditions. It operates in three arenas: the courts of law (litigation), the court of public opinion (media), and in the academy (scholarship), at home and internationally.
Phone: +1 (202) 955-0095
Fax: +1 (202) 955-0090
Email: Preferably contact Senior Paralegal, Allison Hammond, via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Website: http://www.becketfund.org/
- Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR)
Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, established to promote human rights globally through legal education, advocacy and law reform.
Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights
66 Wellington Street West, P.O. Box 1074
Toronto, Ontario, M5K 1A0
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Website: http://www.claihr.ca/
- The Carter Center
The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering.
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: +1 (404) 420-5100 or (800) 550-3560
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Website: http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/human_rights/index.html
- The Center for International Policy (CIP)
The Center's Mission is to promote a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for human rights.
The Center for International Policy
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone: +1 (202) 232-3317
Fax: +1 (202) 232-3440
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Website: http://ciponline.org/aboutus.htm
- The Center for Justice & Accountability “CJA”
The Center for Justice and Accountability is an international human rights organization dedicated to deterring torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world and advancing the rights of survivors to seek truth, justice and redress.
The Center for Justice & Accountability
870 Market Street, Suite 682
San Francisco, CA 94102
USA
Phone: +1 (415) 544-0444
Fax: +1 (415) 544-0456
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Website: http://cja.org/
- Citizens for Global Solutions
Citizens for Global Solutions envisions a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. Citizens for Global Solutions is a membership organization working to build political will in the United States to achieve its vision.
420 7th St SE,
Washington, DC 20003
USA
Phone: +1 (202) 546-3950
Fax: +1 (202) 546-3749
Link to email form and staff directory: http://globalsolutions.org/contact
Website: http://globalsolutions.org/human-rights
- Council on Foreign Relations - Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative
The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative provides a forum to deepen the understanding of issues at the nexus of religion and U.S. foreign policy.
Council on Foreign Relations
New York Office
The Harold Pratt House
58 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10065
Tel. +1 (212) 434-9400
Fax: +1 (212) 434-9800
Washington Office
1777 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. +1 (202) 509-8400
Fax: +1 (202) 509-8490
Email: Link to staff and emails: http://www.cfr.org/about/contact.html
Website: http://www.cfr.org/about/outreach/religioninitiative/index.html
· Earth Rights International (ERI)
ERI is a non-profit group of activists, organizers, and lawyers with expertise in human rights, the environment, and corporate and government accountability. It documents human rights and environmental abuses, exposing and publicizing earth rights abuses through campaigns, reports and articles.
ERI has offices in the U.S. and Southeast Asia.Washington Office
1612 K Street, NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: +1 (202) 466-5188
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Website: http://www.earthrights.org/
· First Freedom
The mission of the First Freedom Center is to advance the fundamental human rights of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.
First Freedom Center
1321 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219-3629
Phone: +1 (804) 643-1786
Fax: +1 (804) 644-5024
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Website: http://www.firstfreedom.org/aboutus/history.html
- Freedom House
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Washington Office:
1301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 6
Washington D.C. 20036
Phone: +1 (202) 296-5101
Fax: +1 (202) 293-2840
New York Office:
120 Wall Street, Fl. 26
New York, NY 10005
Tel. +1 (212) 514-8040
Fax +1 (212) 514-8055
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Website: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=2
· Hudson Center for Religious Freedom
The Center for Religious Freedom (affiliated to Hudson Institute) promotes religious freedom as a component of U.S. foreign policy by working with a worldwide network of religious freedom experts to provide defences against religious persecution and oppression.
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
1015 15th Street, N.W.
6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: +1 (202) 974-2400
Fax: +1 (202) 974-2410
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Website: http://crf.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=about_detail
- Human Rights Advocates (HRA)
HRA is a human rights organization based in Berkeley, California, dedicated to promoting and protecting international human rights in the United States and abroad.
Human Rights Advocates (HRA).
P.O. Box 5675
Berkeley, CA 94705
USA
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Website: http://www.humanrightsadvocates.org/
- Human Rights First
Human Rights First is a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York and Washington D.C. It working on building respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence.
New York Headquarters
Human Rights First
333 Seventh Avenue,
13th Floor
New York, NY 10001-5108
Phone: +1 (212) 845-5200
Fax: +1 (212) 845-5299
Washington office:
Human Rights First
100 Maryland Avenue, NE;
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-5625
Phone: +1 (202) 547-5692
Fax: +1 (202) 543-5999
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Website: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/
- Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, it gives voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes.
Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA
Phone: +1 (212) 290-4700
Fax: +1 (212) 736-1300
Email: http://www.hrw.org/contact/new-york
Offices in N.Y, Washington, Chicago, L.A., San Francisco, Toronto, Berlin, Paris, London, Geneva, Chicago, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Brussels. For contact details for offices and media offices: http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us
Website: http://www.hrw.org/en/home
- The Humanitarian Law Project
The Humanitarian Law Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human rights and promoting the peaceful resolution of conflict by using established international human rights laws and humanitarian law.
Humanitarian Law Project
International Educational Development, Inc.
8124 West Third Street, Suite 105
Los Angeles, CA 90048
USA
Phone: +1 (213) 999-1037
Ralph Fertig: +1 (310) 474-3815
Fax: +1 (323) 658-6306
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Website: http://hlp.home.igc.org/
- Humanity United
Humanity United is a philanthropic organization committed to building peace and advancing human freedom.
Humanity United has offices in Redwood City, California, and Washington, D.C.
Main office:
1991 Broadway, Suite 320
Redwood City, California 94063
USA
Phone: +1 (650) 587-2000
Fax: +1(650) 587-2039
Washington, D.C. office:
1250 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
USA
Email: link to email form: http://www.humanityunited.org/pages/contact
Website: http://www.humanityunited.org/whoweare
· Institute for Global Engagement (IGE)
IGE promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. It studies the impact of faith on state and society, it encourages governments to protect religious freedom, and it equips citizens to exercise that freedom responsibly.
The Institute for Global Engagement
P.O. Box 12205
Arlington, VA 22219-2205
USA
Phone: +1 (703) 527-3100
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Website: http://www.globalengage.org/about.html
- The Institute on Religion and Public Policy
The Institute on Religion and Public Policy is a Washington-based international, inter-religious non-profit organization, which advocates for freedom of religion and belief.
Sarah Channing Grieboski
Director of Communications
500 North Washington, Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314
USA
Phone: +1 (703) 888-1700
Fax: +1 (703) 888-1704
Email: link to email form: http://religionandpolicy.org/cms/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=102
Website: http://religionandpolicy.org/cms/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
- International Coalition for Religious Freedom
The International Coalition for Religious Freedom is a non-profit, non-sectarian, educational organization dedicated to defending the religious freedom of all, regardless of creed, gender or ethnic origin.
International Coalition for Religious Freedom
7245 Hanover Parkway
Suite A
Greenbelt, MD 20770-3607
USA
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.religiousfreedom.com/
- The International Human Rights Law Group (IHRLG)
The International Human Rights Law Group is a non-profit organization of human rights and legal professionals from over 20 countries engaged in advocacy, strategic human rights lawyering and training around the world. Its mission is to empower local advocates to expand the scope of human rights protections and to promote broad participation in building human rights standards and procedures at the national, regional and international levels.
International Human Rights Law Group
HEADQUARTERS
1200 18th Street NW, Suite 602
Washington, DC 20036
USA
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The group has offices in Afghanistan, Burundi, Bosnia, Congo, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sierra Leone.
Link to addresses and emails: http://www.hrlawgroup.org/contact_us/default.asp
Website: http://www.hrlawgroup.org/about_ihrlg/default.asp
- International League for Human Rights
The International League for Human Rights works to keep human rights at the forefront of international affairs and to give meaning and effect to the human rights values enshrined in international human rights treaties and conventions.
International League of Human Rights
352 Seventh Avenue,
Suite 1234
New York, NY 10001
Phone: +1 (212) 661-0480
Fax: +1 (212) 661-0416
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- International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA)
Chartered in 1893, the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) is the oldest association dedicated to freedom of conscience for all people. It has national associations in 80 countries, and thirteen regional chapters cover the whole surface of the globe with correspondents in 200 countries.
Carol Rasmussen, Executive Assistant
International Religious Liberty Association
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA
Phone: +1 (301) 680-6686
Fax: +1 (301) 680-6695
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- The Open Society Foundations
The Open Society Foundations works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. The Open Society Foundations address specific issue areas on a regional or international basis.
Open Society Foundations
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (212) 548-0600
Fax: +1 (212) 548-4600
Email: link to email form: http://www.soros.org/contact
Link to offices contact information in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and the United States: http://www.soros.org/about/locations
Website: http://www.soros.org/about
- The Pew Forum
The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
1615 L Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036-5610
Phone: +1 (202) 419-4550
Fax: +1 (202) 419-4559
Email: link to staff emails: http://pewforum.org/Pew-Forum/Contact-the-Pew-Forum.aspx
Website: http://pewforum.org/
- Religions for Peace
Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world’s great religions dedicated to promoting peace, working in every continent and the most troubles areas in the world.
Religions for Peace-International
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
United States of America
T. +1 (212) 687-2163
F. +1 (212) 983-0098
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.wcrp.org/
- Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development)
Rights & Democracy is a non-partisan organization with an international mandate. It was created by Canada's Parliament in 1988. It works with individuals, organizations and governments in Canada and abroad to promote the human and democratic rights defined in the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights.
Rights & Democracy
1001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. East
Suite 1100, Montreal, Quebec
H2L 4P9 Canada
Phone: +1 (514) 283-6073
Fax: +1 (514) 283-3792
Email: Link to email form:
http://www.ddrd.ca/site/contact_us/index.php?lang=en&contact_subject=general_inquiry
Website: http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/home/index.php?lang=en
- The Social Justice Committee (SJC)
As an independent human rights organization, the SJC provides education and advocacy about global poverty and inequality, using public education to help individuals and organizations become actively engaged in efforts to create a more just global society.
The Social Justice Committee
1857 de Maisonneuve Ouest, Suite 320
Montreal (QC) H3H 1J9
Canada
Phone: +1 (514) 933-6797
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.s-j-c.net/main/english/
- Speak Truth to Power- Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights
Speak Truth To Power, a project of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, is a multi-faceted global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate students and others about human rights, and urge them to take action.
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Headquarters:
1367 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Suite 200
Washington D.C. 20036
Phone: +1 (202) 463-7575
Fax: +1 (202) 463-6606
Email (link to email form): http://www.rfkcenter.org/contact
Website: http://www.rfkcenter.org/home
Speak Truth to Power page: http://www.rfkcenter.org/sttp/about
· The Tandem Project
The Tandem Project is a non-profit, UN NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. It was established in 1986 to build understanding and respect for diversity of religion or belief, and prevent discrimination in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief.
Tandem Project Executive Director: Michael M. Roan
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Website: http://www.tandemproject.com/default.htm
- Human Rights Organizations in Europe
- Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (Working Together for Human Rights)
Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme (AEDH) is an organization of international solidarity engaged in defending fundamental human rights through established local partners in countries in the East and South.
AEDH
16 avenue Berthelot 69007 Lyon
France
Phone: +33 (0)4 3737-1011
Email: link to email form: http://www.aedh.org/agir/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1
Website: http://www.aedh.org/agir/
- Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of 2.8 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights.
International Secretariat
1 Easton Street, London
WC1X 0DW,
UK
Phone: +44 (20) 7413-5500
Fax: +44 (20) 7956-1157
Email: http://www.amnesty.org/en/contact
International Secretariat is based in London- with branch sections in 80 countries
Website: http://www.amnesty.org/en
- ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19, a human rights pioneer, defends and promotes freedom of expression and freedom of information all over the world. It works worldwide – in partnership with fifty-two national organizations in more than thirty countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East - to lead institutional, cultural and legal change.
ARTICLE 19
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA
United Kingdom
General enquiries Phone: +44 (0)20 7324-2500
Press: +44 (0)20 7324-2510 / 2507
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http://www.article19.org/about/index.html
- Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) (Lawyers without Borders)
ASF intervenes in the countries where human rights are violated, where political violence and armed conflicts are present, or where laws are not enforced.
Rue de Namur 72 - 1000 Bruxelles –
Belgique
Phone: +32 (2) 223-3654
Fax: +32 (2) 223-3614
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.asf.be/fr/propos-dasf
- Bruno Kreisky Foundation for Human Rights
The Bruno Kreisky Foundation for Human Rights is an independent Austrian foundation that grants the Bruno Kreisky prize for service to human rights. Aside from and parallel to the granting of awards, the Foundation has also developed other activities in the area of Austrian and international human rights policy and education in human rights.
Bruno Kreisky Stiftung für Verdienste um die Menschenrechte
c/o Univ.-Prof. DDr. Oliver Rathkolb
Institut für Zeitgeschichte
Spitalgasse 2-4
A-1090 Wien
Phone: contact Programme Coordinator
Stefan August Lütgenau
Phone: +43 (650) 690-2054
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Executive Director
Univ. Prof. DDr. Oliver Rathkolb
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.kreisky.org/human.rights
- The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR)
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) works to promote social justice through human rights.
The Center for Economic and Social Rights offices are located at:
Fuencarral, 158-1ºA
28010 Madrid
Spain
Phone: +34 (91) 448-3971
Fax: +34 (91) 448-3980
USA Office:
162 Montague Street
3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
USA
Phone: +1 (718) 237-9145
Fax: +1 (718) 237-9147
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.cesr.org/article.php?list=type&type=3
- The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)
The chief objective of the DIHR is to promote and develop knowledge about human rights on a national, regional and international basis predicated on the belief that human rights are universal, mutually interdependent and interrelated. The Institute has national and well as international programs.
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
Strandgade 56
1401 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 (32) 698-888
Fax: +45 (32) 698-800
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://humanrights.dk/
- Derechos Human Rights
Derechos Human Rights and its sister group Equipo Nizkor are international organizations working for the respect and promotion of human rights all over the world. This includes the investigation of human rights abuses, the development of international human rights law, the fight against impunity and the support of local human rights groups.
European Office:
B.P. 10003
Rue d'Orleans 1
6000 Charlesroi 2
Belgium
Phone: 31(0)71 798-634
USA Office
46 Estabrook ST.
San Leandro, CA 94577
USA
Phone: +1 (510) 473-7146
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.derechos.org/
- The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN)
A network of more than 60 human rights organizations, institutions and individuals based in 30 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network was founded in 1997 by a group of human rights activists from the North and the South of the Mediterranean. The EMHRN acts as a regional forum for human rights NGOs and a pool of expertise on promotion and protection of human rights in the region.
The EMHRN secretariat is based in Copenhagen with offices in Brussels and Paris and Antennas in Rabat, Amman and Cairo
EMHRN
Vestergade 16, 2nd floor
DK-1456 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 (32) 641-700
Fax: +45 (32) 641-702
Email: link to email and other offices: http://www.euromedrights.org/en/permalink/3052.html
Website: http://www.euromedrights.org/en/
- European Council of Religious Leaders
The European Council of Religious Leaders is one of five regional Interreligious Councils (IRCs) within the Religions for Peace network.
The vision of the European Council of Religious Leaders is based in the shared commitment of the faith traditions to human dignity and the right to live in peace. On this basis religious leaders have committed themselves to work together to prevent conflict, to promote peaceful coexistence and to encourage their communities to do the same.
European Council of Religious Leaders
P O Box 6820 St. Olavs pl, NO-0130 Oslo.
Norway.
Phone: +47 (23) 353-090
General Secretary
Stein Villumstad, phone: +47 (91) 879-256.
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.rfp-europe.eu/index.cfm?id=111679
- Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is one of the most experienced and professional non-government organizations active in the field of human rights in Europe. The Foundation, which is based in Warsaw, was established in 1989. Its creation was preceded by the seven year of activity of the Helsinki Committee in Poland, which existed in the underground since 1982.
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Zgoda str. 11, 00-018 Warsaw
Poland
Phone: +48 (22) 828-1008
Fax: +48 (22) 556-4450
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Rights of Minorities Program coordinator: Agnieszka Mikulska Mikulska
Phone: +48 (22) 556-4449 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl/fundacja-en.html
- The Human Rights House Network (HRHN)
The Human Rights House Network (HRHN) unites established and emerging Human Rights Houses (HRH). 70 NGOs in 15 countries in Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, East and Horn of Africa, and Western Europe are currently part of the Network. HRHN´s aim is to protect, strengthen and support human rights defenders and their organizations.
Human Rights House Foundation,
Kirkegata 5, 0153 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 (22) 479-247
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Website: http://humanrightshouse.org/About_HRHN/index.html
- IKV Pax Christi
IKV Pax Christi is active on many fronts in the Netherlands and internationally in 25 countries, with a focus on several themes including religion and conflict. It believes that everyone has the right to a safe and humane existence and presumes that the international community is responsible for protecting civilians when they are threatened with large-scale human rights violations.
IKV Pax Christi
P.O.Box 19318
3501 DH Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)30 233-3346
Fax: +31 (0)30 236-8199
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Website: http://www.ikvpaxchristi.nl/UK/default.htm
- International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF)
The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) is a UK-based charity working for freedom of religion & belief at a global level. It has a century-plus history of encouraging interfaith dialogue & tolerance, with member groups in 25 countries, from different faith traditions.
IARF is based in London, but correspondence is addressed either to the international Secretariat in Japan or to the regional coordinator
IARF c/o Konko Church of Izuo
3-8-21 Sangenya-Nishi
Taisho-ku
Osaka 551-0001
JAPAN
Phone: +81 (0) 6 7503-5602
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Europe and Middle East Regional Coordinator:
Wytske Dijkstra
Meidoornpad 95
3732 VS De Bilt
Netherlands
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Website: http://www.iarf.net/
- INTERIGHTS, the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights
INTERIGHTS defends and promotes human rights and freedoms worldwide through the use of international and comparative law.
Lancaster House
33 Islington High Street
London N1 9LH, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7278-3230
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7278-4334
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Website: http://www.interights.org/home/index.htm
- The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
The International Commission of Jurists' network consists of 82 autonomous national sections and affiliated legal organizations in 62 countries across Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin and North America, and the Caribbean. These national sections and affiliated legal organizations work with the ICJ Secretariat based in Geneva to promote and protect human rights through the rule of law internationally.
International Commission of Jurists
33 rue des Bains (P.O. Box 91)
1211 Geneva
Phone: +41 (0) 22 979-3800
Fax: +41 (0) 22 979-3801
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Website: http://www.icj.org/
- The International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP)
The International Council on Human Rights Policy provides a forum for applied research, reflection and forward thinking on matters of international human rights policy.
Rue Ferdinand-Hodler 17
CH-1207 Geneva
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 775-3300
Fax: +41 (0)22 775-3303
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Link to staff directory, email and phone numbers:
Website: http://www.ichrp.org/
- The International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. The group has offices in Brussels, Washington, New York and Moscow.
Brussels Office (Headquarters)
149 Avenue Louise
Level 24
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 (2) 502-9038
Fax: +32 (2) 502-5038
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Website: http://www.crisisgroup.org/en.aspx
- International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
The aim of the FIDH is to obtain effective improvements in the protection of victims, the prevention of Human Rights abuse and the prosecution of those responsible.
International Secretariat
17 passage de la main d’or
75011 Paris,
France
Phone: + 33 (1) 4355-2518
Fax: + 33 (1) 4355-1880
International Secretariat is based in Paris. The Federation is made of 164 HR organizations around the world, has offices in Kenya, Thailand, and Egypt; and delegations to the EU and UN.
· International Human Rights Network (IHRN)
International Human Rights Network is a non-governmental organization supporting others in applying Human Rights-based approaches in their work since 1996. Support is provided to states, inter-governmental organizations such as UN agencies and regional organizations, NGOs and other civil society organizations.
Glenboy House, Oldcastle, County Meath,
Ireland
Phone: + 353 (0)49 854-2934 / 96
Fax: + 353 (0)49 854-2934
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or link to email form:
http://www.ihrnetwork.org/contactus.php?mn=188
Website: http://www.ihrnetwork.org/
- The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)
The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) is an international non-profit, non-governmental human rights organization devoted to eliminating discrimination and racism, forging international solidarity among discriminated minorities and advancing the international human rights system.
International Secretariat
3-5-11, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032,
Japan
Phone: +81 (3) 3586-7447
Fax: +81 (3) 3586-7462
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Geneva Office
150, route de Ferney, CP 2100
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 791-6263
Fax: +41 (22) 791-6480
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- The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) is an international non-governmental organization based in Geneva, at the heart of the United Nations human rights system, with a small branch office in New York. It supports and facilitates the work of human rights defenders with the United Nations system and regional human rights systems, working at national, regional and international levels.
Geneva Office
Rue de Varembé 1 - P.O. Box 16 CH-1211 Geneva 20 CIC
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)22 919-71 00
Fax: +41 (0)22 919-71 25
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New York Office
777 UN Plaza, 8th floor
New York
NY 10017
USA
Phone: +1 (212) 490-2199
Fax: +1 (212) 490-1396
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Website: http://www.ishr.ch/about-us
- International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)
ISHR and its national branches are independent NGOs which base their work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and seek to promote international understanding and tolerance in all areas of culture and society. The ISHR operates as a membership organization with approximately 30.000 members in 26 states worldwide. ISHR has observatory status at the European Council in Brussels and ECOSOC status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
International Secretariat
Borsigallee 9
60388 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)69 420-1080
Fax: +49 (0)69 420-10833
Email:
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Website: www.ishr.org
- L’Association Internationale pour la Défense de la Liberté Religieuse (International Association for the Defence of Religious Freedom)
The association is an NGO based in Switzerland that promotes tolerance and defends freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Association internationale pour la défense de la liberté religieuse
Schosshaldenstr. 17
3006 Berne
Suisse
Phone: + 41 (0)31 359-1527
Fax: +41 (0)31 359-1566
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Website: http://www.aidlr.org/fr/accueil/
- Ligue des Droits de L’homme (LDH) (Human Rights League)
LDH works to defend social rights, public freedoms and fights against discrimination and racism.
138 rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris
France
Phone: +33 (0)1 5655-5100
Fax: +33 (0)1 4255-5121
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Website: http://www.ldh-france.org/-Nos-actions-
- Migrants Rights International (MRI)
Migrants Rights International (MRI) is a non-governmental organization and global alliance of migrant associations and migrant rights, human rights, labor, religious, and other organizations which operate at the local, national, regional or international level.
C.P.135 1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 788-2873
Fax: +41 (22) 788-2873
Email:
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Website: http://www.migrantwatch.org/index.html
- Minority Rights Group International
Minority Rights Group International campaigns worldwide with around 130 partners in over 60 countries to ensure that disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples, often the poorest of the poor, can make their voices heard.
54 Commercial Street
London E1 6LT,
UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7422-4200
Fax: +44 (0)20 7422-4201
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Link to regional offices contacts: http://www.minorityrights.org/586/contact/contact.html
Website: http://www.minorityrights.org/620/homepage/home-page.html
· Mouvement Contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peoples (MRAP) (movement against racism and for friendship between peoples)
MRAP was created in 1949, a reaction to Nazism and the Nazi-collaborative Vichy Regime in France, and supporter of those deported or working for the French Resistance during the war. MRAP fights all forms of racism and promotes peace and human rights worldwide.
43 boulevard Magenta - 75010 Paris
France
Phone: +33 (0)1 5338-9999
Fax: +33 (0)1 4040-9098
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Website: http://www.mrap.fr/
- The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
The Oslo Coalition works to advance freedom of religion or belief (FORB) as a common benefit that is accepted and embraced by all religions and persuasions. Drawing on and promoting the internationally accepted human rights standards on FORB, the Coalition works to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between communities of different persuasions and to hinder injustice, intolerance and distrust springing from religious differences.
The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
PO Box 6706
St. Olavs plass
No-0130 Oslo
Norway
Phone: +47 (22) 842-045 / +47 (22) 842-001
Fax: +47 (22) 842-002
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Website: http://www.oslocoalition.org/
- Peace Brigades International (PBI)
PBI is an international NGO that has been promoting nonviolence and protecting human rights since 1981.
PBI International Office
Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT, U.K.
Phone: +44 (20) 7065-0775
Email: link to international office email form: http://www.peacebrigades.org/contact-us/
Inquiries or requests are preferably addressed to local PBI office, for contact info of country offices visit the international contact page:
http://www.peacebrigades.org/country-groups/?L=0
Website: http://www.peacebrigades.org/?L=0
- Organizations serving prisoners of conscience, Victims of Torture & Enforced Disappearances
- Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
The APT is an international NGO which envisions a world in which no one is subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Association for the Prevention of Torture
Route de Ferney 10 Fax
PO. Box 2267 CH-1211
Geneva 2
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 919-2170
Fax: +41 (22) 919-2180
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Link to staff positions and phone numbers: http://www.apt.ch/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=60&Itemid=91&lang=en
Website:http://www.apt.ch/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=666&Itemid=41&lang=en
- Enforced Disappearances Information Exchange Center
The EDIEC (Enforced Disappearances Information Exchange Center) is an on-line collection of information in all areas of the phenomenon of enforced disappearances.
P.O. Box 114
3500 AC Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)30 233-4027
Fax: +31 (0)30 236-7104
E-mail: webmaster of EDIEC at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.enforceddisappearances.org/
- Freedom Now
Freedom Now is a U.S.-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan organization that works to free individual prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts. Prisoners of conscience are persons detained for their political, religious, or other beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, color, language, national or social origin, economic status, birth or other status—who have not used or advocated violence.
Freedom Now
1750 K St. NW
Suite 350
Washington, D.C. 20006
U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (202) 223-3733
Fax: +1 (202) 223-1006
Email: link to email form: http://www.freedom-now.org/contact-us/
Website: http://www.freedom-now.org/about/mission/
- The International Federation of ACAT (Acts by Christians to Abolish Torture) “FIACAT”
The International Federation of ACAT (FIACAT) is an international Non-Governmental Organization for the defence of human rights whose mandate is to fight for the abolition of torture and of the death penalty.
International secretariat of FIACAT
27 rue de Maubeuge
75 009 PARIS
France
Phone: +33 (0)1 4280-0160
Fax: +33 (0)1 4280-2089
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Website: www.fiacat.org
- REDRESS
REDRESS is a human rights organization that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable.
REDRESS 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7793-1777
Fax: +44 (0)20 7793-1719
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- The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC)
The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) is the only organization founded by and for torture survivors. The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are.
TASSC International
4121 Harewood Rd. NE Washington, DC 20017
USA
Phone: +1 (202) 529-2991
Fax: +1 (202) 529-8334
Link to staff directory and emails: http://tassc.org/blog/?page_id=121
Website: http://tassc.org/blog/
- Organizations serving Refugees and Immigrants in Europe & North America
- Africa and Middle East Assistance (AMERA)
Conflict, persecution and violence cause persons who lack protection from their national governments to flee their countries and become refugees. People who are forced to leave their country for fear of persecution on grounds specified in international conventions are, by definition, refugees. Africa and Middle East Assistance (AMERA) was founded to provide pro bono legal aid for refugees in countries where such services are non-existent or limited and where legal representation might assist them in actualizing their rights.
AMERA-UK
C/o Dr. Barbara E. Harrell-Bond
298 Banbury Road, Flat 2
Oxford OX2 7ED
United Kingdom
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AMERA has another office in Egypt, for contact information: http://www.amera-uk.org/index.php/contact
Website: http://www.amera-uk.org/
- The Canadian Council for Refugees
The Canadian Council for Refugees is a non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.
Canadian Council for Refugees
6839 Drolet #302
Montréal, Québec, H2S 2T1
Canada
Phone: +1 (514) 277-7223
Fax: +1 (514) 277-1447
General email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Link to staff directory with phone number and emails: http://ccrweb.ca/en/ccr-staff
Website: http://www.ccrweb.ca/eng/engfront/frontpage.htm
- European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) is a pan-European network of 69 refugee-assisting non-governmental organizations that promotes a humane and generous European asylum policy.
ECRE Brussels Office
Secretariat
Rue Royale 146, 2nd Floor
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 234-3800
Fax: +32 (0)2 514-5922
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.ecre.org/about_us
- Human Rights Initiative
Human Rights Initiative provides free legal assistance and local (Dallas, Texas) service to refugees and immigrants who have suffered human rights abuses.
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.
2801 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204-5925
Phone: +1 (214) 855-0520
Fax: +1 (214) 855-0793
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- International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives, offering lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street
New York, New York 10168-1289
USA
Phone: +1 (212) 551-3000
Fax: +1 (212) 551-3179
Email: Link to emails, and to the UK office affiliate:
http://www.rescue.org/about/contact-information
Website: http://www.rescue.org/
- MOSAIC
MOSAIC is a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues that affect immigrants and refugees in the course of their settlement and integration into Canadian society.
MOSAIC North
1720 Grant St., 2nd floor
Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2Y7
Phone: +1 (604) 254-9626
Fax: +1 (604) 254-3932
Link to other offices: http://www.mosaicbc.com/contact-us
Website: http://www.mosaicbc.com/about-mosaic
- The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is a national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activists. It works to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status.
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
310 8th Street, Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94607
U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (510) 465-1984
Fax: +1 (510) 465-1885
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.nnirr.org/index.php
- The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
For nearly 100 years the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has acted to address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life.
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 350
Arlington VA 22202-3711
USA
Phone: +1 (703) 310-1130
Fax: +1 (703) 769-4241
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.refugees.org/
- Human Rights Organizations in Australia
- Amnesty International Australia
Locked Bag 23
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
Phone: 1300 300 920
Fax: 02 8396 7663
Email: link to email form: http://www.amnesty.org.au/about/contact/
Website: http://www.amnesty.org.au/
- The Human Rights Council of Australia (HRCA)
The Human Rights Council of Australia is a private non-governmental organization which promotes understanding of and respect for human rights for all persons without discrimination through adherence to the International Bill of Rights, and other human rights instruments, internationally and within Australia.
Website: http://hrca.org.au/
- The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is a non-profit organisation serving as a national umbrella body for refugees and the organizations and individuals who support them. The council’s activities include providing settlement support to refugees in Australia, providing protection and legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers and advocating on behalf of a particular refugee community.
Sydney office
Suite 4A6, 410 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 9211 9333
Fax: (02) 9211 9288
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Melbourne office
81-85 Barry Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9348 2245
Fax: (03) 9342 9799
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
- Oxfam Australia
Oxfam Australia is part of a global movement of dedicated people working hard to fight poverty and injustice.
Melbourne Head Office
132 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: +61 (0)3 9289 9444
Fax: +61 (0)3 9347 1983
Toll-free number (within Australia): 1800 088 110
Email: link to email form: http://www.oxfam.org.au/contact-us/send-email
Website: http://www.oxfam.org.au/
- Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
ACFID is an independent national association of Australian non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the field of international aid and development, aiming to promote conditions of sustainable human development in which people are able to enjoy a full range of human rights, fulfil their needs free from poverty, and live in dignity.
Australian Council for International Development
14 Napier Close Deakin ACT 2600 |
Phone: +61 2 6285 1816
Fax: +61 2 6285 1720
Email: link to email form: http://www.acfid.asn.au/contact-info
Website: http://www.acfid.asn.au/
- Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR)
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is a network of Australian lawyers active in practising and promoting awareness of international human rights standards in Australia.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Inc
PO Box A147
Sydney South
NSW 1235
AUSTRALIA
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.alhr.asn.au/index.php
- Human Rights Education, News & Resources
- Dignity International
An independent organization, registered as a Foundation in the Netherlands, supporting the people in the frontline of the human rights struggle, working with partners and friends worldwide to bring about lasting social change.
Dignity International
A-2-7 Pusat Perdagangan Seksyen 8,
Jalan Sg Jernih 8/1,
46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
Malaysia
Phone: +60122900756
Fax: +60377844873
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.dignityinternational.org/dgi/news.php?[en]
- Equalinrights
Equalinrights is an international non-governmental organization that initiates, guides, co-ordinates, supports and documents learning processes for bottom-up or upstream realisation of human rights.
Equalinrights
Laan van Meerdervoort 70
2517 AN Den Haag
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)70 364-4415
Fax: +31 (0)70 360-8982
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.equalinrights.org/
- Forced Migration Review (FMR)
Forced Migration Review (FMR) is a widely read and consulted publication on refugee and internal displacement issues. It provides a unique global forum for sharing information, experience and policy recommendations among practitioners, policy makers, researchers and displaced people. The review is published in four languages: English, Arabic, Spanish and French. The online version is free with a keyword search feature.
Forced Migration Review
Refugee Studies Centre
Oxford Department of International Development
University of Oxford
3 Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 3TB
UK
Phone: +44 (0)18 6528-1700
Fax: +44 (0)18 6528-1730
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.fmreview.org/
- Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
HERA is an international non-governmental organization that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies.
HREA - Netherlands Office
Postbus 59225
1040 KE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (20) 524-1404
Fax: +31 (20) 524-1498
HREA - USA Office
97 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: +1 (978) 341-0200
Fax: +1 (978) 341-0201
Email: link to contact form: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=295
Website: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=97
- HURIDOCS
HURIDOCS is an international NGO helping human rights organization use information technologies and documentation methods to maximise the impact of their advocacy work. HURIDOCS is also an informal, open and decentralised network of human rights organizations who wish to put together their experiences and creativity to develop common standards and tools for information management.
HURIDOCS
48, Grand MontFleury
1290 Versoix, Geneva Canton
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 755-5252
Fax: +41 (22) 755-5260
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.huridocs.org/
HuriSearch:
The Human Right Search Engine
- International Religious Freedom Newsletter (IRFN)
The International Religious Freedom Newsletter is a project of the Washington, DC-based Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which compiles media coverage of top religious freedom law headlines from around the globe. The newsletter focuses on state action and inaction, rather than just religious persecution or discrimination. It covers legal news affecting people of all faiths.
Website: http://becketinternational.wordpress.com/about-the-irfn/
- The Media Diversity Institute (MDI)
The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) works internationally to encourage and facilitate responsible media coverage of diversity. It aims to prevent the media from intentionally or unintentionally spreading prejudice, intolerance and hatred which can lead to social tensions, disputes and violent conflict. MDI encourages instead, fair, accurate, inclusive and sensitive media coverage in order to promote understanding between different groups and cultures.
(The institute had a project in Egypt (2008-2010) aiming to promote inter-community dialogue and moderate voices as a means to prevent religious radicalisation in Egypt)
Media Diversity Institute,
43-51 Great Titchfield Street,
London, W1W 7DA, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7255-2473
Fax: +44 (0)20 7580-8597
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://media-diversity.org/en/
- OneWorld.net
The website brings together the latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide.
Website: http://www.oneworld.net/
- Social Watch
18 de Julio 1077/902, Montevideo 11100,
Uruguay
Phone: + 598-2902-0490
Fax: + 598-2902-0490/113
Link to Egypt’s reports: http://www.socialwatch.org/node/237
Website: http://www.socialwatch.org/
- United for Human Rights (UHR)
United for Human Rights (UHR) is an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at local, regional, national and international levels. Its purpose is to provide human rights educational resources and activities that inform, assist and unite individuals, educators, organizations and governmental bodies in the dissemination and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at every level of society.
Phone: +1 (323) 661-1144
Email: link to email form: http://www.humanrights.com/contact-us.html
Website: http://www.humanrights.com/educators/welcome.html
- University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center trains and assists the work of human rights professionals and volunteers. The website has an extensive online database with more than 60,000 documents.
Website: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
- United Nations Relevant Resources & Websites
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Links to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Human Rights Bodies, Charter-based Bodies, Human Rights Council, Commission on Human Rights,
Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Human Rights committees.
Website: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/spechr.htm#ohchr
- Claiming Human Rights
“Claiming Human Rights” is a joint project of the National Commissions for UNESCO of France and Germany. The website explains all international procedures available for people living in Africa to claim their human rights.
http://www.claiminghumanrights.org/
- The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief / Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief is an independent expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. The mandate holder has been invited to identify existing and emerging obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief and present recommendations on ways and means to overcome such obstacles.
The website includes annual reports, a questionnaire model for individual complaints, country visits, and issues in focus.
Website: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/religion/index.htm
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Inquiries: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/ContactUs.aspx
- Relevant Christian News, Media and Resources
- Compass Direct News- News from the frontlines of persecution
Compass Direct News is a news service dedicated to providing exclusive news, penetrating reports, moving interviews and insightful analyses of situations and events facing Christians persecuted for their faith.
Compass Direct News Service
PO Box 27250
Santa Ana CA 92799
USA
Phone: +1 (949) 862-0304
Fax: +1 (949) 752-6536
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.compassdirect.org/
- Forum 18 News Service (F18News)
F18News is a Christian initiative which is independent of any one church or religious group. It is an instrument to promote the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and concentrates upon gross and open breaches of religious freedom, especially situations where the lives of individuals or groups are threatened.
Forum18
Postboks 6603
Rodeløkka
N-0502 Oslo
NORWAY
Email: News Service: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.forum18.org/index.php
- Global Christian
Global Christian is a leadership initiative of the Institute for Global Engagement's Center for Global Education. It endeavours to provide resources for Christians who want to make their faith relevant to the most difficult places and issues in the world.
Global Christian
Address:
P.O. Box 12205
Arlington VA
United States
22219-2205
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.globalchristian.org/
- Liberty Magazine
Published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and founded in 1906, Liberty magazine is a preeminent resource for matters of religious freedom.
Link to Editor’s email: http://www.libertymagazine.org/index.php?id=6
Website: http://www.libertymagazine.org/
- NRB – Christians Communicators Impacting the World
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is a non-partisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers and readers. Our mission is to keep the doors of electronic media open for the spread of the Gospel.
National Religious Broadcasters
9510 Technology Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
Phone: +1 (703) 330-7000
Fax: +1 (703) 330-7100
Email: link to email form and other contacts: http://nrb.org/about/contacts/
Website: http://nrb.org/
- The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
WACC promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that defines people’s common humanity, strengthens cultures, enables participation, creates community and challenges tyranny and oppression.
World Association for Christian Communication (Secretariat - Canada)
308 Main Street
Toronto
Ontario
M4C 4X7
Canada
Phone: +1 (416) 691-1999
Fax: +1 (416) 691-1997
WACC- UK office (London)
71 Lambeth Walk
SE11 6DX
London
United Kingdom
Email: link to email form: http://www.waccglobal.org/en/contact-us.html
Website: http://www.waccglobal.org/en/home.html
- Christian H.R. Organizations
- Advocates International
The vision of Advocates International is to form a worldwide fellowship of advocates bearing witness of Jesus Christ through the legal profession. Their areas of advocacy include religious freedom in addition to justice for the poor, rule of the law among others.
Advocates International
9691 Main Street, Suite D
Fairfax, VA 22031-3754
U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (703) 894-1084
Fax: +1 (703) 894-1074
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Website: http://www.advocatesinternational.org/
- The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN)
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) is a community of advocates for responsible U.S. relations with Africa. AFJN stresses issues of peacebuilding, human rights and social justice that tie directly into Catholic social teaching.
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN)
125 Michigan Ave. NE
Suite 480
Washington, DC 20017
USA
Phone: +1 (202) 884-9780
Fax: +1 (202) 884-9774
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Website: http://afjn.org/about-afjn.html
- All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)
The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) is a fellowship of Christian churches in Africa that accounts for over 120 million Christians across the continent. AACC is the largest association of Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Indigenous churches in Africa and is a member of the worldwide ecumenical network
All Africa Conference of Churches
General Secretariat : P.O. Box 14205 - 00800 Westalnds,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Phone: +254 (20) 444-1483, 444-1338/9
Fax: +254 (20) 444-3241, 444-5835
Email: link to email form: http://www.aacc-ceta.org/en/default2.asp?active_page_id=266
Website: http://www.aacc-ceta.org/en/
- Barnabas Aid
The mission of the Barnabas Aid is to support Christians where they are in a minority and suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. Our goal is to strengthen Christian individuals, churches and their communities by providing material and spiritual support in response to needs identified by local Christian leaders.
Barnabas Aid
6731 Curran Street
McLean VA, 22101
USA
Telephone: +1 (703) 288-1681
Fax: +1 (703) 288-1681
Toll Free: 1 (866) 936-2525
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Website: http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Home/
- CARITAS Internationalis
Caritas is a global movement working in solidarity for a fairer world, inspired by the example of Christian faith and Catholic Social Teaching. A confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operate in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, it provides assistance to the poor, the vulnerable and the excluded, working on humanitarian emergencies, on human development, and on campaigning against poverty, exclusion, intolerance and discrimination.
Caritas Internationalis
Palazzo San Calisto
Vatican City State
V-00120
Phone: + 39 06 698 797 99
Fax: + 39 06 698 872 37
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Website: http://www.caritas.org/about/waht_is_caritas.html
- Center of Concern
The Center of Concern is a faith-based organization working in collaboration with ecumenical and interfaith networks to bring a prophetic voice for social and economic justice to a global context.
Center of Concern
1225 Otis Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
USA
Phone: +1 (202) 635-2757
Fax: +1 (202) 832-9494
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Website: http://www.coc.org/
- Christian Freedom International
CFI is a low overhead organization comprised of a dedicated team of Christian men and women with a passion to serve the Persecuted Church around the world. CFI has come to the aid of thousands of suffering men, women, and children through the distribution of food, medicine, clothing, Bibles, and other basic supplies in countries where persecution is most intense. It also serves as a “voice for the voiceless” in Washington, DC, providing political advocacy for the millions of Christians who routinely suffer for their faith.
Christian Freedom International
Mail: P.O. Box 560 Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
USA
Phone: 1 (800) 323-2273
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Website: http://www.christianfreedom.org/
- Christian Solidarity International (CSI)
CSI is a Christian human rights organization committed to defending religious liberty, helping victims of religious repression, victimized children, and victims of disaster.
CSI International Headquarters.
Zelglistrasse 64
P.O. Box 70
CH-8122 Binz (ZH)
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (44) 982-3333
Fax:+41 (44) 982-3334
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CSI-USA is an affiliate of CSI (International) Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian Solidarity International
870 Hampshire Road, Suite T
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Phone: 1 (888) 676-5700 toll free, or +1 (805) 777-7107
Fax: +1 (805) 777-7508
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Website: http://www.csi-int.org/
- Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
CSW is a Christian human rights non-governmental organization which specialises in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all.
CSW UK Office
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
PO Box 99
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 3YF
UK
Phone: (general enquiries) +44 (0)84 5456-5464
Phone: (press enquiries) +44 (0)20 8329-0045
Fax (general enquiries): +44 (0)20 8942-8821
Fax (advocacy enquiries): +44 (0)20 8942-8802
CSW EU Office
Christian Solidarity Worldwide EU
PO Box 90
B-1040 Brussels 4
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 742-2082
Fax: +32 (0)2 742-2894
Email: Link to email and to CSW offices in other countries: http://www.csw.org.uk/indepth/contactus.htm
Website: http://www.csw.org.uk/indepth/home.htm
- Christian World Service (CWS)
CWS works in partnership with communities across the developing world to help ensure people can build lives free from injustice and poverty. CWS works in over 20 countries in areas such as human rights, peace and reconciliation, women’s rights, HIV/AIDS, environmental protection, agriculture, livelihood and economic sustainability.
Christian World Service
PO Box 22652 Christchurch 8142
New Zealand
Phone: + 64 (3) 366-9274
Fax: + 64 (3) 365-2919
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Website: http://www.cws.org.nz/
- Danks Europamission (Danish European Mission)
Danish European Mission activity is largely oriented toward countries where Christians are experiencing severe persecution.
Dansk Europamission
Postboks 60
2880 Bagsværd
Phone: +45 (44) 441-313
Fax: +45 (44) 441-300
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Website: http://www.forfulgtekristne.dk/default.aspx
- The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA)
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is an international network of churches and church-related organizations committed to campaigning together on common concerns. Alliance members represent tens of millions of Christians around the world who share the conviction that advocacy against unjust structures, practices and attitudes must be a fundamental requirement of living out our faith.
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
150 route de Ferney
P.O. Box 2100
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (22) 791-6723
Fax: +41 (22) 710-2387
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Website: http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC)
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada is the national association of evangelical Christians, gathered together for influence, impact and identity in ministry and public witness. The EFC promotes partnerships among Canadian ministries committed to a global outreach, as well as initiatives involving foreign-based ministries.
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada National Office
M.I.P. Box 3745
Markham, ON L3R 0Y4
Toll Free: 1 (866) 302-3362
Phone: +1 (905) 479-5885
Fax: +1 (905) 479-4742
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Courier Address:
600 Alden Road, Suite 300
Markham, ON L3R 0E7
Website: http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/
EFC Global initiatives: http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/page.aspx?pid=357
EFC Religious Liberty alterts: http://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/page.aspx?pid=894
- The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD)
The institute’s mission is to reaffirm the church's biblical and historical teachings, strengthen and reform its role in public life, protect religious freedom, and renew democracy at home and abroad.
Institute on Religion and Democracy
1023 15th Street NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20005-2601
Phone: +1 (202) 682-4131
Fax: +1 (202) 682-4136
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Website: http://www.theird.org/
- Intercede International
Intercede International aims to encourage and strengthen New Testament Christianity, particularly where Christians are impoverished, few, or persecuted.
201 Stanton Street Fort Erie, ON L2A 3N8
Canada
Phone: +1 (905) 871-1773 Toll Free: 1 (800) 871-0882
Fax: +1 (905) 871-5165
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Website: http://www.intercedenow.ca/
- International Christian Concern
Aiming to relieve the suffering of the worldwide persecuted church and to act as a bridge between the Western church and their suffering brothers and sisters.
International Christian Concern
2020 Pennsylvania Ave
NW #941 Washington, D.C. 20006 1846
Phone: 1 (800) ICC-5441 or +1 (301) 585-5915
Fax: +1 (301) 585-5918
Email: link to email form: http://www.persecution.org/contact-us/
Link to an electronic form to report persecution incidents: http://www.persecution.org/how-you-can-help/report-persecution/
Website: http://www.persecution.org/about-us/
- International Christian Response (ICR)
International Christian Response (ICR) works with persecuted Christians throughout the world. We exist to provide spiritual and material assistance for persons who are persecuted as a result of their Christian beliefs.
International Christian Response (Canada)
P.O. Box 10003
Mt Lehman Center P.O.
Abbotsford BC V4X 2R5
Canada
Phone: +1 (866) 896-5599
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International Christian Response (USA)
P.O. Box 759
Sumas, WA 98295-0759
USA
Phone: [Toll-Free] 1 (866) 896-5599
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.christianresponse.org/
- International Christian Union (ICU)
One of the ICU objectives is to work to provide and grant as many possible facilities and services to persecuted Christian and other minorities in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere.
Phone: 201-832-8058
Email: link to email form: http://www.internationalchristianunion.com/contact-icu/4-icu-contacts/1-joseph-hakim
Website: http://www.internationalchristianunion.com/
- The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP)
IDOP (established by the World Evangelical Alliance WEA) is a time set apart to remember thousands of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who suffer persecution, simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord (In 2010, November was the designated month of prayer). The website contains resources to stay informed and be actively engaged with the persecuted church throughout the year.
Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance
32, Ebenezer Place,
Dehiwela,
Sri Lanka
Email: link to email IDOP head office: http://idop.org/pages/contact-information.php
Links to national IDOP sites in Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand and USA: http://idop.org/pages/contact-information.php
Website: http://idop.org/
IDOP Canada
1810 - 130 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON
K1P 5G4
Phone: +1 (613) 233-9868 x325
Fax: +1 (613) 233-0301
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Website: http://www.idop.ca/pages/about-us.php
- The "International Institute for Religious Freedom" (IIRF)
The "International Institute for Religious Freedom" (IIRF) is a network of professors, researchers, academics and specialists from all continents, which work on reliable data on the violation of religious freedom worldwide and are interested in adding this topic to college and university programmes, especially in the areas of law, sociology, religious studies and theological programmes.
Email: link to email form: http://www.iirf.eu/index.php?id=69
Website: http://www.iirf.eu/index.php?id=167&L=%271
- Justicia et Pax:
Justitia et Pax, inspired by Catholic teachings, stands for human rights and social justice worldwide and in the Netherlands, working for lasting peace, a just world society and justice for all.
Justitia et Pax
P.O. Box 16334, 2500 BH
The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)70 313-6800/ +31 (0)70 313-6801
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Website: http://en.justitiaetpax.nl/about_us
- KAIROS
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives is a web of people and partnerships dedicated to a faithful and decisive response to God’s call for respect for the earth and justice for its people. A faith-based ecumenical organization, inspired by a vision of God’s compassionate justice, KAIROS effects social change through advocacy, education and research programs in: Ecological Justice, Economic Justice, Energy and Extraction, Human Rights, Just and Sustainable Livelihoods, and Indigenous Peoples. KAIROS works with 21 partner organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East; about eighty local grassroots groups across Canada; as well as with countless other organizations, churches and individuals.
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
310 Dupont St. Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5R 1V9
Phone: +1 (416) 463-5312
Toll-free: 1 (877) 403-8933
Fax: +1 (416) 463-5569
Email: link to staff directory, phone numbers and emails: http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/contact-us/
Website: http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/
- The North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA)
NARLA, which is associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, believes religious freedom is about real people who are targeted for persecution, discrimination and marginalization for no crime other than serving God to the best of their ability.
101 West Cochran Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA
Phone: +1 (805) 955-7675
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.religiousliberty.info/
- Norwegian Mission to the East (NMTE)
Norwegian Mission to the East is a Christian missions and human rights organization, with a special focus on freedom of belief and religion as expressed in Article 18 of the UN Human Rights Declaration.
Norwegian Mission to the East
Pb 6603, Rodeløkka, 0502 Oslo,
Norway
Phone: +47 (23) 408-800
Fax: +47 (23) 408-801
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Website: http://www.nmio.no/modules/wfchannel/index.php?pagenum=36
- Open Doors
Serving Persecuted Christians worldwide
Open Doors works in the world’s most oppressive countries, strengthening Christians to stand strong in the face of persecution and equipping them to shine Christ’s light in these dark places.
Open Doors internation website and link to national sites in 21 countries”
Open Doors USA:
Open Doors USA has released a Congressional Scorecard on the 111th Congress, which measures federal legislators’ prioritization of international religious freedom (IRF) in the 111th Congress by analyzing important legislation and letters on this issue: http://www.opendoorsusa.org/get-involved/advocacy/congressional-scorecard
A link to this document is also provided in the US Government, Congress and Committees file.
Open Doors USA
PO Box 27001
Santa Ana, CA 92799
Phone: +1 (949) 752-6600
888-5-BIBLE-5 (toll free) (1-888-524-2535)
Fax: +1 (949) 752-6442
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.opendoorsusa.org/
Open Doors Canada
8-19 Brownridge Road
Halton Hills, ON
L7G 0C6
Phone: +1 (905) 636-0944
Fax: +1 (905) 636-0946
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.opendoorsca.org/
Links to other national sites in Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Latin America: http://www.opendoors.org/
- PrisonerAlert.com – a Ministry of the Voice of the Martyrs
The Voice of the Martyrs in the United States
PO Box 443
Bartlesville, OK
74005
Phone: +1 (918) 337-8015
Toll Free: 1 (877) 337-0302
Fax: 918-338-0189
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Link to VOM in 14 other countries in Europe, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand: http://www.prisoneralert.com/vompw_contactus.htm
Website: http://www.prisoneralert.com/
- Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL)
PARL is a Seventh-day Adventist Church department that focuses primarily on ensuring the God-given universal human right of religious freedom becomes a universal reality. It also works in cooperation with other church departments to advocate public policy positions on issues in diverse areas. PARL maintains relations with governments and international organizations, and represents the world church in monitoring the state of religious freedom.
Carol Rasmussen,
Executive Assistant
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904 U.S.A
Phone: +1 (301) 680-6680
Fax: +1 (301) 680-6695
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://www.adventistliberty.org/index.php?id=1
- The Voice of the Martyrs
The Voice of the Martyrs Inc. is a registered Canadian non-profit charitable organization dedicated solely to serving persecuted Christians worldwide.
The Voice of the Martyrs
P.O. Box 608
Streetsville, Ontario
L5M 2C1
Canada
Phone: +1 (905) 670-9721
Toll free in Canada: 1 (888) 29-VOICE (298-6423)
Fax: +1 (905) 670-0246
Other office location: #2-7015 Ordan Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1Y2
Email: link to various email contacts: http://www.persecution.net/contact.htm
Website: http://www.persecution.net/
- World Council of Churches (WCC)
The WCC brings together 349 churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world, representing over 560 million Christians and including most of the world's Orthodox churches, scores of Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed churches, as well as many United and Independent churches.
World Council of Churches
150 route de Ferney
P.O. Box 2100
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (22) 791-6111
Fax: +41 (22) 791-0361
Website: http://www.oikoumene.org/
Link to WCC commissions and offices contacts: http://www2.wcc-coe.org/wccstaff.nsf
- World Evangelical Alliance (WEA)
World Evangelical Alliance is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus in their communities.
Office (Operations and Leadership):
74 Trinity Place, Suite 1400
New York, NY 10006-2122 U.S.A.
Phone +1 (212) 233-3046
Fax +1 (646) 957-9218
Office (Administration):
600 Alden Rd, Suite 300
Markham, ON. L3R 0E7 Canada
Phone: +1 (905) 752-2164
Fax: +1 (905) 479-4742
Toll Free: 1 (866) 823-3073
Email: link to email form: http://www.worldevangelicals.org/aboutwea/offices.htm
Website: http://www.worldevangelicals.org/
Link to WEA Religous Liberty Commission: http://www.worldevangelicals.org/commissions/rlc/
Link to WEA Resources/Religious liberty: http://www.worldevangelicals.org/resources/categories/index.htm?cat=42
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