Amnesty International AI undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

Association for the Prevention of Torture Works with governments to strengthen capacity to prevent torture, develop systems to monitor detention centers, and develop legal instruments to prevent torture.

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Toronto, Ontario. CCVT offers social, legal, and medical rehabilitative services for survivors of torture. Operating since 1983, it was the second center in the world to offer such services.

Canadian Council for Refugees Montreal, Quebec. Aids refugees in the process of resettlement to Canada.

CINAT: Coalition of International NGOs against Torture Bringing together six prominent torture survivor advocacy organizations, including Amnesty International, CINAT serves as a tool for lobbying against torture, providing legal and social services to survivors, and demanding government accountability.

Derechos Human Rights Derechos Human Rights, the first internet-based human rights organization, works for human rights all over the world and against impunity for human rights violators. The website offers resources, information, and links to human rights issues with a focus on Latin America.

Doctors of the World Doctors of the World is the autonomous U.S. affiliate of the French medical relief organization, Médecins du Monde, founded by Bernard Kouchner in 1980. The organization, is part of an international network of twelve Doctors of the World/Médecins du Monde delegations in Europe and the Americas, whose joint aim is to provide medical assistance to the world's most vulnerable populations.

Global Lawyers and PhysiciansBoston, Massachusetts. A non-profit non-governmental organization that focuses on health and human rights issues.

Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch investigates and exposes human rights violations occurring worldwide. The website provides an extensive listing of country reports documenting human rights abuse as well as current news about human rights issues.

Huridocs Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International A global capacity-building network of organizations that use documentation techniques, monitoring methods, information management systems and available technologies in the defence of human rights and the prevention of abuses.

International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.

International Federation of Action by Christians Against Torture An international Christian-based organization, FICAT works to educate Churches about the urgent need to end torture.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Activities include disaster response management, psychosocial services for torture survivors, and community health care services.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission: A great resource for researching country conditions. Has links to useful websites for country conditions searches. Also provides a service where individuals can order country conditions packets for a fee. IGLHRC and Asylumlaw.org have recently teamed up to make many of IGLHRC's country conditions materials on LGBT and HIV country conditions available online for free by clicking here.

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights An international human rights organization working to monitor human rights violations throughout Europe.

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims is an independent, international health professional organization, which promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture. It offers comprehensive information and resources related to torture and torture treatment. The website includes publications such as the Istanbul Protocol Implementation Project for investigating and documenting torture.

International Rescue Committee IRC is an international network of treatment centers and rehabilitative programs for survivors of torture.

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture Great Britain. The Medical Foundation offers medical, psychological, legal and social services to survivors of torture in the UK.

New Tactics in Human Rights Project New Tactics in Human Rights Project is an international initiative coordinated by the Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis. The project promotes tactical innovation and strategic thinking within the international human rights community through the use and sharing of a wide range of tactics to reduce human rights abuses throughout the world.

Physicians for Human Rights At Physicians for Human Rights, health professionals, scientists and concerned citizens use medical and forensic sciences to investigate and prevent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Their Web site offers access to publications related to the evaluation and treatment of torture survivors.

Redress London, England. Redress is an international human rights organization that assists torture survivors in gaining reparation and justice.

Scholars at Risk Network SAR is an international network of colleges and universities dedicated to protecting the rights and freedoms of academics throughout the world. SAR promotes academic freedom and defends the human rights of scholars and their communities worldwide.

Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition The International Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) was founded and is supported by torture survivors who work towards the abolition of torture. Based in Washington, D.C., TASCC has created international Communities of Healing where torture survivors gain support from one another. Through their Truth Speakers program, torture survivors speak to organizations regarding human rights issues.

United Nations Children’s Fund The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), founded in 1946, advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established in 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees worldwide. Their Web site contains information about the plight of refugees as well as country-specific information (e.g., maps, statistics).

Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children The Women's Commission works to protect the rights of refugee women and children by conducting research, field visits, and consultation, and by developing policy.

World Organization against Torture The World Organization against Torture is the largest international coalition fighting torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. 300 non-governmental organizations make up its global network and act as sources of information. Its urgent interventions reach daily more than 90,000 governmental and intergovernmental institutions, nongovernmental associations, and pressure and interest groups.