
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.
- Basic Rights Action
- Open Society Justice Initiative
- West African Bar Association
- Human Development Initiative
- Women And Youth Empowerment Initiative
- Federation Of International Female Lawyers
- Foundation For Environmental Rights, Advocacy And Development
- Centre For Democracy And Development
- The Human Rights Law Service
- Network On Police Reform In Nigeria
- Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center
- Childs Right Protective Initiative Right
- CLEEN Foundation
- LEDAP-Legal Defence And Assistance Project
- Women’s Aid Collective
- Community Partners For Development
- Partnership For Justice (PJ)
- Women Advocacy Research And Documentation Centre (WARDC)
- Project Alert On Violence Against Women
- Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders
- Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group
- Persons With Disability Network
- Pan-African Strategic And Policy Research Group
- Socio Economic Rights Initiative
- Adolescent Health And Information Project
- Institute Of Human Rights And Humanitarian Law
- Prisons Rehabilitation And Welfare Agency
- Citizens Center For Integrated Development And Social Rights
- Social Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP)
- Gender And Youth Rights Initiative
- Human Rights Monitor
- Network For Justice
- Connecting Gender
- Women’s Rights Advancement And Protection Alternative
- Advocates San Frontieres
- National Human Rights Commission
- Society For Gender And Child Advancement
- Women And Children Development Health Research Initiative
- Tydas Nigeria Limited Ado
- New Initiative For Social Development
- Global Network For Community Development
- Life And Peace Development Organization
- Gender Relevance Initiative Promotion
- Adenike Obatayo Hope Foundation
- Citizen Advocacy Group
- Eagles Foundation
- Resource And Documentation Development Center
- HEDA Resource Center
- Rights Based Awareness Coalition
- Confluence Of Rights
- Kano Civil Society Forum
- Media Gandhi Alternative
- Policy And Legal Advocacy Center
- Zero Coruption Coalition
- Minority Gender Action
- Democratic Action Group
- Justice, Development And Peace Commission
- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
- Centre For Human Rights In Islam
- Rights Enforcement And Public Law Center
- Center For Research And Development
- Access To Justice
- Baobab For Women Human Rights
- Legal Research And Resource Development Center
- Legal Defence Center
- GREIN-Grassroots Empowerment Initiative
- Human Rights Centre
- Centre For Peace Building And Socio-Economic Resources Development
- The Independent Project
- Centre For Peace Building & Socio-Economic Resources Development
- Coalition Against Sexual Offence
- Lawyers Alert
- Global Rights
- National Committee On Torture
- Catholic Institute For Development, Justice And Peace
- NNHRI-Wa- Network Of National Human Rights Institution
- Human Rights Social Development Environmental Foundation
- Jigawa Women’s Network For Access To Justice
- MRA-Media Rights Agenda
- Gender And Social Action Network
- Alliances For Africa
- ECOWA-Echoes Of Women In Africa Foundation
- Mission5000plus
- MCI-Media Concern Initiative
- Muslim Youth InitiativeNigeria Network Of Ngo’s
- Nigerian Coalition For The International Criminalcourt
- Women Development Center
- Women’s Consortium Of Nigeria
- Center For Women’s Health And Information
- Action Health Incorporated
- GADA-Gender And Development Action
- West Africa Network For Peace Building Nigeria
- HEDA Resource Center
- The West African Ngo Network
- Women Law & Development Centre
- NOPRIN Foundation
- Legal Resource Consortium
- Social Economic Rights Action
- Human And Environmental Development Agenda
- Foundation For Environmental Rights, Advocacy And Development
- Replinglin And Associates
- Vision Spring Initiatives
- Prison Inmate Development Initiative
- Global Community Prime Initiative
- Centre For The Advocacy Of Justice And Rights
- Human Rights And Community Development Initiative
- Center For Community Excellence (CENCEX)
- Community Outreach For Development And Welfare Advocacy
- Bauchi Human Right Network
- Organization For The Sustenance Of The Nigerian Environment
- Grassroots Economic Empowerment And Educational Development
- Rural Integrated Development Initiative
- Centrum Initiative For Development And Fundamental Rights Advocacy
- Concern For Women Development Initiative
- Health Education And Environmental Protection Alliance (HEEPA)
- Life Helpers Initiative
- Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organization (CAPIO)
- Global Community Prime Initiative
- Women’s Initiative For Self-Actualization
- Legend Youth Association
- Imenem Multi Purpose Cooperative Society
- Little Hearts Of Praise Initiative
- Partners For Peace
- Humanitarian League
- Women Development Initiative
- Applicant Welfare And Development Centre
- Dynamic Youth Development Organization
- Civil Liberty Organization
- Divine Helpers Organization Of Nigeria
- Health And Development Initiative
- Women Economic Linkages Organizations Of Nigeria
- Fa International Women Association
- Widows And Orphans Development Organization
- Women And Community Livelihood Foundation
- Human Right Commission
- African Human Development Center
- Heal The Land Initiative
- Fast Lane Women Network
- Peace, Knowledge, Growth & Love Foundation (PEKGLOF)
- Rural Health & Women Development.
- Ac-Net
- Women United For Economic Empowerment
- Oluwafolakemi Washington Help Foundation (OWHF)
- Community Health Advancement And Fund Empowerment Centre
- Humanity Family Foundation For Peace And Development
- Green Fountain Foundation
- Advocate For Gender Equality Prison Services
- Greenspring Development Initiative
- Cyndy Orji Foundation
- Total Support For The Rule Of Law & Justice Initiative
- Advocacy For Self Rehabilitation Initiative
- Anma Development Foundation
- Critical Response For Universal Xpression
- Devatop Centre for Africa Development
- Sexual Offence And Rehabilitation Initiative
- National Human Rights Commission
- Step Up Foundation
- Life Builder Initiative (LBI)
- Foundation For Sustainable Health Promotion And Development
- Centre For Advocacy, Rehabilitation And Empowerment
- Centre For Better Health And Community Development
- Centre For Education, Women Development And Population Family Life Activities
- Girls Power Initiative (GPI)
- Women Of Vision Development Initiative
- Youth Alliance Against Corruption (YAAC)
- National Women’s Alliance Against Corruption (NWAAC)
- Sharing Heart International (SHI)
- World Youth For Change Initiative (WYCI)
- D-Sky Development Initiatives
- Egalitarianism Development Initiatives
- Centre For Sustained Dialogue
- United Alliance Against Child Abuse
- Federation Of Muslim Women Association Of Nigeria (FOMWAN)
- Community Action For Popular Participation
- Community Based Development Non-Governmental Organization Forum
- Country Women Association Of Nigeria
- League For Human Rights
- Centre For Peace Advancement In Nigeria
- Displaced Women And Children Foundation
- Voice Of The Girl Child
- Centre For The Economic Empowerment For Women And Youth
- Inter-Gender
- Community Building Development Initiative (CBDI)
- Congress For Justice And People Rights (CJPR)
- Movement For Electoral Integrity (MEI)
- Conscious Citizens Initiative
- Sisters Against Violence Initiatives (SAVI)
- Violence Defenders
- Community Development Group
- Society For Rights And Human Development
- Centre For Ethics Democracy And Development
- Alexander Foundation
- Home Makers Women Development Initiative
- International Centre For Peace, Charity And Human Development (INTERCEP)
- Christian Women For Excellence And Empowerment In Nigeria Society (CWEENS)
- Human Rights Activist
- Coalition Of Human Rights Activists
- Community Environment Development Network
- Harry Wofasi Women For Family Stability Initiative
- Abua-Odual Kupe Foundation
- Movement For The Survival Of The Ogoni People
- Niger Delta Coalition
- Rivers Youth Coalition Vanguard
- Kebelkache Women
- Social Action
- Macwelff Maternal And Child Wellbeing Foundation
- Women Initiative For Transparency And Social Justice
- Salma Shagaya Foundation (SSF)
- Center For Women And Vulnerable Children
- Doing Democracy Movement
- Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition
- Divine Favour Foundation Initiative
- Muslim Human Rights Commission (MUHRIC)
- New Era Development Education Centre
- Muslim Students Society of Nigeria
- New Innovation In Development Education For A Healthy Living Society
- International Centre For Development And Budget Advocacy
- Social Watch, Nigeria
- Law Students Society of Nigeria (LAWSAN)
- Civil Resource Development And Documentation Centre
- Youth Education And Human Rights And Civil Responsibility
- International Federation Of Women Lawyers
- New Life Community Care Initiative
- Youth Resource Education And Leadership Center 4
- Green Pastures Charity Centre (GREPAC)
- Human Rights And Youth Education On Human Right And Civil Responsibilities
- Alliances For Africa
- Women’s Rights Advancement (WERA)
- Centre For Citizens With Disabilities
- Gender Consultant
- Channel Of Hope Initiative
- Women Of Virtue Network
- Women, Widows And Orphans
- Society Impact Initiative
- Network For Empowerment And Development Initiative
- Danmarke Youth Development Association
- Right Based Awareness Coalition
- Youth Empowerment And Health Development Initiative
- Ophanned Youth For Development
- Green Flog For Youth Development
- Access For Prisoners Rights
- Society For Youth Development And Orphaned Children
- Play Safe Foundation
- Child Protection Network
- Centre For Care Of The Vulnerable And Development
- Wellbeing Foundation
- Women And Youth Development Initiative
- Step To Life
- Woman Kind Family Enhancement Initiative
- Association For Democratic Citizen
- Olive Community Development Initiative
- Civil Rights Initiative
- Total Fidelity Movement For Relief Services
- Development Action For Humanity
- Organization For The Sustenance Of The Nigeria Environment
- Initiative For Development
- Grassroot Action For Development
- Community Action Project
- Centre For Grassroot Development
- Centre For Development And Civil Education
- Crown Women Network
- We Care Foundation
- Community Development Information Centre
- Women In Peace Education And Community
- Widows Development Trust
- Udo Women Organization
- Favoured Women Association
- Kal Foundation For Youth Transformation
- Community Delightment Organization
- Girls Child Hub, Africa
- Community Enlightenment And Development Initiative
- Kotorkoshi Emirate Development Initiative
- Save Mothers And Children Initiative Zamfara
- Community Development Forum
- Youth Initiative For Peace And Development
- Community Advancement Project
- Fulani Initiative For The Protection Of Environment And Less Privileged.
- Humanity Development And Peace initiative
- Women In Education
- Future Hope Foundation
- Development Empowerment Initiative
- Triumphant Health And Development Initiative
- Society For Women And Aids In Africa Nigeria
- Balm In Gilead Foundation
- War Against Child, Sexual And Physical Abuse Society
- Committee For Democracy And Rights Of The People
- Lokiaka Community Development Centre
- Climate And Environmental Development Initiative
- Centre For Community And Human Development
- 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.
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