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    Human rights are natural rights that countries must uphold through international law without discrimination. NGOs protect human rights in several ways, such as empowering communities, advocacy, producing information, and litigation. Some key NGOs mentioned that work on human rights and related issues include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, CARE, Oxfam International, and Cultural Survival.

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    Human rights are natural rights that countries must uphold through international law without discrimination. NGOs protect human rights in several ways, such as empowering communities, advocacy, producing information, and litigation. Some key NGOs mentioned that work on human rights and related issues include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, CARE, Oxfam International, and Cultural Survival.

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    Every person has human rights because they are natural born human beings.

    They should be
    provided human rights without any discrimination of race, cast and color. Article 71of the UN
    Charter states that the Economic and Social Council must make suitable arrangements for
    consultations with NGOswhich are concerned with matters within its competence.Human rights
    are part of international law contained in declarations and treaties that tells specific rights that
    countries are required to uphold. There are some NGOs that are organized around specific issues
    like Human Rights. NGOs protect human rights in number of ways. (slideshare.net, n.d)

    1. CARE(Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere)

    CARE foundation plays an important role in women empowerment and gender equality
    in developed countries. Its aim is to make the world free of poverty.

    2. World Vision

    They work for building relationships. They are planning and making strategies for
    improving and developing the future of the kids and next generation.

    3. Oxfam International

    'Oxfam' comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. Women can make the
    world better by representing themselves as a leader in politics,
    Economics as well as in family and social matters.Oxfam works for the benefit and
    wellbeing of women.

    .
    4. Amnesty International

    It is a campaign from number of people around the world to promote human rights for all.
    There are 2.2 million members and subscribers from more than 150 countries, they work
    to stop and generate new ideas to stop abuses of human rights and give justice to those
    people whose rights are violated.
    .
    5. Human Rights Without Frontiers

    HRWF works to promote democracy at national and international level and focuses on
    research and monitoring in the field of human rights.

    6. Avocats Sans Frontières

    ASF is an international NGO which was created in 1992 by Belgian lawyers. It works for
    human rights. Its objective is to highlight the institutions that work to facilitate a fair
    justice system for giving legal security andand protection of human rights.

    7. Cultural Survival

    Cultural Survival (founded 1972) is a nonprofit group based in Cambridge,


    Massachusetts, the US, which is dedicated to defending the human rights of indigenous
    peoples.

    8. Master Card Foundation

    All people, no matter their starting point in life, should have an equal chance to succeed.
    They believe that with access to education and skills training, people can have that
    chance.

    9. Cuso International

    A development organization that works to reduce poverty and inequality through the
    efforts of highly skilled volunteers, collaborative partnerships and compassionate donors.

    10. Center for Economic and Social Rights

    The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) is an international human rights
    organization that functions primarily as a research and advocacy nonprofit in the area of
    economic and social rights.
    There are also other organizations working for the welfare of human beings and for the
    promotion of human rights.

    Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative


    Human Rights Watch
    Anti-Slavery International
    Enough Project
    Equality Now.
    Freedom House.
    International Federation for Human Rights.
    Red Cross.
    Above Ground.
    Plan International.
    (raptim organization, n.d)

    Strategies used by NGO’s in promoting Human Rights


     Empowerment of and mobilizing members of society.
     Advocacy, campaigning and lobbying.
     Information and Knowledge Production.
     Health Litigation
    (slideshare.net, n.d)

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