Human Rights Non-governmental Organisations
- The Nobel Peace Prize winning Amnesty International, the largest human rights organisation in the world, was set up in the UK.
- JUSTICE is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the UK. It is the British Section of the International Commission of Jurists. Its mission is to promote human rights and advance the rule of law in the UK.
- The lobbying organisation Liberty is an influential pressure group which aims to protect civil liberties within the UK.
- ARTICLE 19 works to promote freedom of expression in the UK and worldwide.
- In Northern Ireland, human rights NGOs include the Committee on the Administration of Justice (www.caj.org).
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