Human rights in Asia

Human rights in Asia

Human rights in Asia are described by region:
* Human rights in East Asia
* Human rights in Central Asia
* Human rights in the Middle East

Regional human rights organizations in Asia

* Asian Human Rights Commission
* Asian Legal Resource Centre
* Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development
* South Asian Forum for Human Rights
* Asian Centre for Human Rights

Organizations helping towards an improvement with the human rights situation in China

The International Federation for Justice in China, brings together Non-Governmental organizations, associations, and individuals to support the human rights in China, and denounce the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party. They have the support of the United Nations OHCHR, Amnesty International, Global Human Rights Torch Relay, Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group.

* [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights]
* [http://www.ifjc.org International Federation for Justice in China]
* [http://www.humanrightstorch.org Human Rights Torch Relay]
* [http://www.falunhr.org Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group]

For human rights in specific countries, use the Human rights in Asia template below.


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