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Action for Integration and Tolerance - http://www.afsi.org.uk/
Voluntary organization based in London, UK. Responds and advances African and ethnic minority communities' welfare, rights and development needs through information provision, support, advice and capacity building. Develops effective partnerships between voluntary and community groups, funding bodies and statutory agencies.

Africa Action - http://www.africaaction.org/
Organization based in Washington, DC. working to change U.S. foreign policy and the policies of international institutions in order to support African struggles for peace and development.

Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List - http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
Links to sites relating to human rights and other issues.

Africa: Law - http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_law.html
Constitutions of African countries. Details of Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), counseling individuals and groups on human rights matters, promoting awareness of human rights, and publicizing violations.

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/ACOHRS.htm
Charter and general information on this initiative for equal rights.

African Commission on Human and People's Rights - http://www.achpr.org/
Organization charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights throughout the African Continent.

African Human Rights Instruments - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/afrinst.htm
Links from the University of Minnesota.

African Human Rights Resource Center - http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/africa
Links to human rights organizations in Africa. A joint project of the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Center and the university of Minnesota Human Rights Center.

Africans In America Inc. - http://www.aiainc.org/
A nonprofit organization combating modern trafficking and slavery of African children, and providing services for the victims of African child trafficking and slavery in New York City

Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/bibliog/BIBLIO.htm
Information on the African charter on human and people's rights.

Black Sash - http://www.blacksash.org.za
Works to advance equality, social justice and human rights in South Africa. Provides a paralegal service to those who need help in a variety of matters, including child support, social grants, labour problems, debt counselling and citizenship applications.

Chapter 2 Network - http://www.advocacy.org.za
Network based on the 2nd chapter of the Bill of Rights. Provides support for civil society organisations involved in advocacy in South Africa.

Foundation for Human Rights of South Africa - http://www.fhr.org.za/
Foundation for Human of South Africa advocates human rights awareness, promotion of children's rights, public interest litigation, security of tenure on farms and youth and human rights development. It is the main South African grant maker.

Human Rights in Africa - http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/afr/
Information about human rights in Africa. In English and Spanish.

Independent Advocacy Project - http://www.ind-advocacy-project.org/
Promotes respect for good governance in Nigeria. IAP brings together individuals and organisations to promote participation, transparency, accountability and respect for human rights.

International Human Rights Internet Sites - http://www.uottawa.ca/hrrec/links/sitesint_e.html
Links to human rights sites related to Africa. From the Human Rights Research and Education Centre of the University of Ottawa.

International Organizations - Human Rights and Governance in Africa - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/IORights.html
Index of international organizations from Columbia University.

Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa - http://www.kabissa.org
Seeks to strengthen the capacity of African non-profits to build civil society and democracy in Africa. Includes Newsletter.

Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) - http://www.khrc.or.ke/
An NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya. Originally formed in the US in 1991 by Kenyan exiles and activists to lobby for human rights and the promotion of democratization, accountability and good governance in Kenya.

Legal Assistance Centre - Namibia - http://www.lac.org.na
A public interest law centre advocating human rights in Namibia by making the law accessible to those with the least access.

Nelson Mandela Foundation - http://www.nelsonmandela.org/
Supports conflict resolution, removal of poverty as well as improving the health of the public, especially in regard to terminal diseases. The Foundation was established in 1999 as the primary vehicle for Mr Mandela’s pursuit of his ideals and goals.

POWA - People Opposing Women Abuse - http://www.powa.co.za/
People Opposing Women Abuse is an NGO undertaking research into gender-based violence in Africa.

Sangonet - http://www.sangonet.org.za/
Supports the effective use of ICTs in Southern African civil society organisations by providing quality services and initiatives. Includes list of South African NGOs on the web.

Southern Ethiopians - http://debub.net/voices
This site is in memory of those Ethiopians from Tepi and Awasa who lost their lives as a result of ethnic conflicts incited by local authorities and civilian killings committed by government soldiers in year 2001.

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Human Rights - http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/hurights.html
Annotated guide to internet resources.

The Africa Law Institute - http://www.africalawinstitute.org/
Legal and social science think tank that engages in policy-oriented research that promotes good governance, democracy and the rule of law in Africa.

The Kubatana Trust and The NGO Network Alliance Project - http://www.kubatana.net/
An online community for Zimbabwean activists. Information portal for the non-profit sector

The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Senegal - http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/senegal.htm
Information from the University of Minnesota.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission - http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/index.html
Official resource of the committee responsible for investigating the effects of apartheid in South Africa.

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