A Full List of Human Right Organizations in Nigeria (2022)

It’s without doubt that there are numerous Human Right Organization in Nigeria who are always ready to protect and fight for the right of human.

These organizations are non-governmental organization, albeit they are fully registered with the Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC).

While you might have been hearing Human Right movement over the years but don’t know the meaning, it means advocating for justice.

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Important of Human Right Organizations.

The benefits of the human rights group or organization to the society at large cannot be overemphasized.

Among them are;

• They serve as human rights fighter to the oppressors;
• They help the poor and the needy;
• The human rights group gives scholarship and free education;
• They pay hospital bill for those that can’t afford it;
• They provide social amenities like borehole and streetlight where necessary;
• They fight Advocate for justice; etc.

Like the issue of Firdaus Amasa, a graduate of law who wasn’t called to the Nigerian bar with her colleagues over the use of Hijab.

Her success at the long was due to the Human Rights movement led by Muslim Human Rights Commission (MUHRIC).

Equally, Human rights organizations do carry out institutional advocacy and adopt lobbying in putting an end to forms of violence.

While there are over 500 Human Right Organizations or groups in Nigeria, it is safer to say over 100+ of them are functional and active.

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While some other Human Right Organizations or group activities were being cut off as a result of financial difficulty.

However, the following are compedium list of all the Human Right Organizations registered to the Nigeria Government as at 2020.

1. Basic Rights Action
2. Open Society Justice Initiative
3. West African Bar Association
4. Human Development Initiative
5. Women And Youth Empowerment Initiative
6. Federation Of International Female Lawyers
7. Foundation For Environmental Rights, Advocacy And Development
8. Centre For Democracy And Development
9. The Human Rights Law Service
10. Network On Police Reform In Nigeria
11. Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center
12. Childs Right Protective Initiative Right
13. CLEEN Foundation
14. LEDAP-Legal Defence And Assistance Project
15. Women’s Aid Collective
16. Community Partners For Development
17. Partnership For Justice (PJ)
18. Women Advocacy Research And Documentation Centre (WARDC)
19. Project Alert On Violence Against Women
20. Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders
21. Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group
22. Persons With Disability Network
23. Pan-African Strategic And Policy Research Group
24. Socio Economic Rights Initiative
25. Adolescent Health And Information Project
26. Institute Of Human Rights And Humanitarian Law
27. Prisons Rehabilitation And Welfare Agency
28. Citizens Center For Integrated Development And Social Rights
29. Social Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP)
30. Gender And Youth Rights Initiative
31. Human Rights Monitor
32. Network For Justice
33. Connecting Gender
34. Women’s Rights Advancement And Protection Alternative
35. Advocates San Frontieres
36. National Human Rights Commission
37. Society For Gender And Child Advancement
38. Women And Children Development Health Research Initiative
39. Tydas Nigeria Limited Ado
40. New Initiative For Social Development
41. Global Network For Community Development
42. Life And Peace Development Organization
43. Gender Relevance Initiative Promotion
44. Adenike Obatayo Hope Foundation
45. Citizen Advocacy Group
46. Eagles Foundation
47. Resource And Documentation Development Center
48. HEDA Resource Center
49. Rights Based Awareness Coalition
50. Confluence Of Rights
51. Kano Civil Society Forum
52. Media Gandhi Alternative
53. Policy And Legal Advocacy Center
54. Zero Coruption Coalition
55. Minority Gender Action
56. Democratic Action Group
57. Justice, Development And Peace Commission
58. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
59. Centre For Human Rights In Islam
60. Rights Enforcement And Public Law Center
61. Center For Research And Development
62. Access To Justice
63. Baobab For Women Human Rights
64. Legal Research And Resource Development Center
65. Legal Defence Center
66. GREIN-Grassroots Empowerment Initiative
67. Human Rights Centre
68. Centre For Peace Building And Socio-Economic Resources Development
69. The Independent Project
70. Centre For Peace Building & Socio-Economic Resources Development
71. Coalition Against Sexual Offence
72. Lawyers Alert
73. Global Rights
74. National Committee On Torture
75. Catholic Institute For Development, Justice And Peace
76. NNHRI-Wa- Network Of National Human Rights Institution
77. Human Rights Social Development Environmental Foundation
78. Jigawa Women’s Network For Access To Justice
79. MRA-Media Rights Agenda
80. Gender And Social Action Network
81. Alliances For Africa
82. ECOWA-Echoes Of Women In Africa Foundation
83. Mission5000plus
84. MCI-Media Concern Initiative
85. Muslim Youth InitiativeNigeria Network Of Ngo’s
86. Nigerian Coalition For The International Criminalcourt
87. Women Development Center
88. Women’s Consortium Of Nigeria
89. Center For Women’s Health And Information
90. Action Health Incorporated
91. GADA-Gender And Development Action
92. West Africa Network For Peace Building Nigeria
93. HEDA Resource Center
94. The West African Ngo Network
95. Women Law & Development Centre
96. NOPRIN Foundation
97. Legal Resource Consortium
98. Social Economic Rights Action
99. Human And Environmental Development Agenda
100. Foundation For Environmental Rights, Advocacy And Development
101. Replinglin And Associates
102. Vision Spring Initiatives
103. Prison Inmate Development Initiative
104. Global Community Prime Initiative
105. Centre For The Advocacy Of Justice And Rights
106. Human Rights And Community Development Initiative
107. Center For Community Excellence (CENCEX)
108. Community Outreach For Development And Welfare Advocacy
109. Bauchi Human Right Network
110. Organization For The Sustenance Of The Nigerian Environment
111. Grassroots Economic Empowerment And Educational Development
112. Rural Integrated Development Initiative
113. Centrum Initiative For Development And Fundamental Rights Advocacy
114. Concern For Women Development Initiative
115. Health Education And Environmental Protection Alliance (HEEPA)
116. Life Helpers Initiative
117. Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organization (CAPIO)
118. Global Community Prime Initiative
119. Women’s Initiative For Self-Actualization
120. Legend Youth Association
121. Imenem Multi Purpose Cooperative Society
122. Little Hearts Of Praise Initiative
123. Partners For Peace
124. Humanitarian League
125. Women Development Initiative
126. Applicant Welfare And Development Centre
127. Dynamic Youth Development Organization
128. Civil Liberty Organization
129. Divine Helpers Organization Of Nigeria
130. Health And Development Initiative
131. Women Economic Linkages Organizations Of Nigeria
132. Fa International Women Association
133. Widows And Orphans Development Organization
134. Women And Community Livelihood Foundation
135. Human Right Commission
136. African Human Development Center
137. Heal The Land Initiative
138. Fast Lane Women Network
139. Peace, Knowledge, Growth & Love Foundation (PEKGLOF)
140. Rural Health & Women Development.
141. Ac-Net
142. Women United For Economic Empowerment
143. Oluwafolakemi Washington Help Foundation (OWHF)
144. Community Health Advancement And Fund Empowerment Centre
145. Humanity Family Foundation For Peace And Development
146. Green Fountain Foundation
147. Advocate For Gender Equality Prison Services
148. Greenspring Development Initiative
149. Cyndy Orji Foundation
150. Total Support For The Rule Of Law & Justice Initiative
151. Advocacy For Self Rehabilitation Initiative
152. Anma Development Foundation
153. Critical Response For Universal Xpression
154. Devatop Centre for Africa Development
155. Sexual Offence And Rehabilitation Initiative
156. National Human Rights Commission
157. Step Up Foundation
158. Life Builder Initiative (LBI)
159. Foundation For Sustainable Health Promotion And Development
160. Centre For Advocacy, Rehabilitation And Empowerment
161. Centre For Better Health And Community Development
162. Centre For Education, Women Development And Population Family Life Activities
163. Girls Power Initiative (GPI)
164. Women Of Vision Development Initiative
165. Youth Alliance Against Corruption (YAAC)
166. National Women’s Alliance Against Corruption (NWAAC)
167. Sharing Heart International (SHI)
168. World Youth For Change Initiative (WYCI)
169. D-Sky Development Initiatives
170. Egalitarianism Development Initiatives
171. Centre For Sustained Dialogue
172. United Alliance Against Child Abuse
173. Federation Of Muslim Women Association Of Nigeria (FOMWAN)
174. Community Action For Popular Participation
175. Community Based Development Non-Governmental Organization Forum
176. Country Women Association Of Nigeria
177. League For Human Rights
178. Centre For Peace Advancement In Nigeria
179. Displaced Women And Children Foundation
180. Voice Of The Girl Child
181. Centre For The Economic Empowerment For Women And Youth
182. Inter-Gender
183. Community Building Development Initiative (CBDI)
184. Congress For Justice And People Rights (CJPR)
185. Movement For Electoral Integrity (MEI)
186. Conscious Citizens Initiative
187. Sisters Against Violence Initiatives (SAVI)
188. Violence Defenders
189. Community Development Group
190. Society For Rights And Human Development
191. Centre For Ethics Democracy And Development
192. Alexander Foundation
193. Home Makers Women Development Initiative
194. International Centre For Peace, Charity And Human Development (INTERCEP)
195. Christian Women For Excellence And Empowerment In Nigeria Society (CWEENS)
196. Human Rights Activist
197. Coalition Of Human Rights Activists
198. Community Environment Development Network
199. Harry Wofasi Women For Family Stability Initiative
200. Abua-Odual Kupe Foundation
201. Movement For The Survival Of The Ogoni People
202. Niger Delta Coalition
203. Rivers Youth Coalition Vanguard
204. Kebelkache Women
205. Social Action
206. Macwelff Maternal And Child Wellbeing Foundation
207. Women Initiative For Transparency And Social Justice
208. Salma Shagaya Foundation (SSF)
209. Center For Women And Vulnerable Children
210. Doing Democracy Movement
211. Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition
212. Divine Favour Foundation Initiative
213. Muslim Human Rights Commission (MUHRIC)
214. New Era Development Education Centre
215. Muslim Students Society of Nigeria
216. New Innovation In Development Education For A Healthy Living Society
217. International Centre For Development And Budget Advocacy
218. Social Watch, Nigeria
219. Law Students Society of Nigeria (LAWSAN)
220. Civil Resource Development And Documentation Centre
221. Youth Education And Human Rights And Civil Responsibility
222. International Federation Of Women Lawyers
223. New Life Community Care Initiative
224. Youth Resource Education And Leadership Center 4
225. Green Pastures Charity Centre (GREPAC)
226. Human Rights And Youth Education On Human Right And Civil Responsibilities
227. Alliances For Africa
228. Women’s Rights Advancement (WERA)
229. Centre For Citizens With Disabilities
230. Gender Consultant
231. Channel Of Hope Initiative
232. Women Of Virtue Network
233. Women, Widows And Orphans
234. Society Impact Initiative
235. Network For Empowerment And Development Initiative
236. Danmarke Youth Development Association
237. Right Based Awareness Coalition
238. Youth Empowerment And Health Development Initiative
239. Ophanned Youth For Development
240. Green Flog For Youth Development
241. Access For Prisoners Rights
242. Society For Youth Development And Orphaned Children
243. Play Safe Foundation
244. Child Protection Network
245. Centre For Care Of The Vulnerable And Development
246. Wellbeing Foundation
247. Women And Youth Development Initiative
248. Step To Life
249. Woman Kind Family Enhancement Initiative
250. Association For Democratic Citizen
251. Olive Community Development Initiative
252. Civil Rights Initiative
253. Total Fidelity Movement For Relief Services
254. Development Action For Humanity
255. Organization For The Sustenance Of The Nigeria Environment
256. Initiative For Development
257. Grassroot Action For Development
258. Community Action Project
259. Centre For Grassroot Development
260. Centre For Development And Civil Education
261. Crown Women Network
262. We Care Foundation
263. Community Development Information Centre
264. Women In Peace Education And Community
265. Widows Development Trust
266. Udo Women Organization
267. Favoured Women Association
268. Kal Foundation For Youth Transformation
269. Community Delightment Organization
270. Girls Child Hub, Africa
271. Community Enlightenment And Development Initiative
272. Kotorkoshi Emirate Development Initiative
273. Save Mothers And Children Initiative Zamfara
274. Community Development Forum
275. Youth Initiative For Peace And Development
276. Community Advancement Project
277. Fulani Initiative For The Protection Of Environment And Less Privileged.
278. Humanity Development And Peace initiative
279. Women In Education
280. Future Hope Foundation
281. Development Empowerment Initiative
282. Triumphant Health And Development Initiative
283. Society For Women And Aids In Africa Nigeria
284. Balm In Gilead Foundation
285. War Against Child, Sexual And Physical Abuse Society
286. Committee For Democracy And Rights Of The People
287. Lokiaka Community Development Centre
288. Climate And Environmental Development Initiative
289. Centre For Community And Human Development
290. Legal Resources Consortium (LRC)End Note.

End Note

Be informed that there are other NGOs and human right organizations in Nigeria other than the above listed.

In case yours is not in the list, endeavor to use the comment section by dropping the name of the human rights group.