Advocacy & Civil Rights charities
Advocacy & Civil Rights is one of GiveRadar's 16 charity categories, covering organizations whose primary work is defending rights, promoting equality, and campaigning for changes in law and policy. The directory below lists registered civil rights organizations and advocacy groups across 100+ countries, filterable by country, cause, and revenue.
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Clear allBike Library Inc
United States
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Iowa City, IA
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Stichting SLCP
Netherlands
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Stichting WHAT TO FIX
Netherlands
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The Hague
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Amnesty International Österreich
Austria
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Wien
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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RE.F.U.G.I.U.S. - Rechnitzer Flüchtlings- und Gedenkinitiative
Austria
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Oberwart, Burgenland
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS)
Malaysia
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Kuching, Sarawak
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Verein zur Förderung und Vernetzung frauenspezifischer Informations- und Dokumentationseinrichtungen in Österreich (FRIDA)
Austria
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Wien
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Центар за Заштиту и Помоћ Тражиоцима Азила
Serbia
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Beograd, City of Belgrade
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Asociación Civil de Desarrollo Social y Promoción Cultural Libertad “Adesproc Libertad”
Bolivia
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La Paz
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Fundación Microjusticia Bolivia
Bolivia
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La Paz
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)
Namibia
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Windhoek, Khomas
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Stichting Regis Deleuze
Netherlands
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Veenendaal, Utrecht
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Yayasan Adil Sejahtera
Indonesia
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Makassar, South Sulawesi
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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All Women's Action Society (AWAM)
Malaysia
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Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Generations for Peace
Jordan
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Amman
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB)
Lebanon
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Beirut
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M)
Malaysia
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Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Development Action for Women Network (DAWN)
Philippines
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Manila, Metro Manila
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID)
Namibia
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Windhoek, Khomas
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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NMT Media Foundation
Namibia
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Windhoek, Khomas
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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What are advocacy and civil rights charities?
Advocacy and civil rights charities are registered nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is defending rights and pressing for social or legal change: from legal aid groups and human rights charities to organizations campaigning for equality, press freedom, or democratic participation. On GiveRadar they form the Advocacy & Civil Rights category, one of 16 shared categories applied across every country we cover. Human Rights also exists as a cause tag on GiveRadar and appears on charities in other categories too; this category is the formal home for organizations whose main work is rights and advocacy itself.
What do civil rights organizations do?
Civil rights organizations work across the whole span from individual casework to national law reform. Typical work includes:
- Providing legal aid, representation, and casework for people whose rights are at risk
- Campaigning for changes in legislation and public policy
- Monitoring and documenting discrimination, abuses, and violations
- Public education on rights, equality, and democratic participation
- Advancing the rights of specific groups: women, minorities, indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities
- Defending civil liberties such as free expression, privacy, and fair treatment under the law
How to check a advocacy & civil rights charity before you give
The same four checks apply to advocacy & civil rights charities as to any other organization, and every profile on GiveRadar covers all four, built from official sources. The full five-step walkthrough is in our guide for donors.
Listed in its national register, under the number it publishes.
Our 0-100 measure of how completely it discloses, not of impact.
Annual returns and financial statements, where the register publishes them.
Who runs the organization, as recorded in official sources.
Common questions
What are advocacy and civil rights charities?
Advocacy and civil rights charities are registered nonprofits whose primary work is defending rights and campaigning for social or legal change, from legal aid groups to human rights charities and equality campaigns. GiveRadar lists them as the Advocacy & Civil Rights category, filterable by country, with registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment for each.
Are donations to advocacy organizations tax-deductible?
It depends on the country and the organization's legal form. Many jurisdictions treat charitable advocacy, such as legal aid or human rights education, differently from political campaigning, and some limit tax benefits for organizations whose main activity is lobbying. Check the organization's registration details on its profile and confirm the tax treatment with the tax authority in your own country; GiveRadar shows registration data from official sources but does not give tax advice.
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