A research directory of international and country-based organizations working on democracy, human rights, civil liberties, labor rights, religious freedom, rule of law, political prisoners and related issues. Inclusion is informational and does not imply endorsement or partnership with the Free China Movement (FCM).
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| Country / Scope | Organization | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| International | Human Rights Watch — China and Tibet | Human Rights | Documents human-rights conditions, detention, civil society, expression, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet and transnational repression. |
| International | Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region | Labor Rights | Coordinates civil-society action addressing state-imposed Uyghur forced labor and global supply-chain exposure. |
| International | Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) | Human Rights | Documents human-rights cases, supports defenders, produces reports and engages international human-rights mechanisms. |
| United States | Freedom House | Democracy & Human Rights | Researches and advocates for political rights, civil liberties, democracy, internet freedom and protection from transnational repression — FreeChina.live research profile |
| United States | Human Rights Foundation | Human Rights | Supports human-rights defenders and civil society and campaigns on political prisoners and authoritarian repression. |
| United States | Global Labor Justice | Labor Rights | Advocates for worker rights, freedom of association, labor justice and accountability in global supply chains. |
| United States | Corporate Accountability Lab | Labor & Legal Rights | Develops legal and policy strategies for corporate accountability and human-rights abuses in global supply chains. |
| United States | The Human Trafficking Legal Center | Legal & Human Rights | Provides legal support, technical assistance and pro bono coordination in human-trafficking and exploitation cases. |
| United Kingdom | Anti-Slavery International | Labor Rights | Works against slavery, forced labor and trafficking and promotes responsible business and labor protections. |
| Netherlands | Global Rights Compliance | Human Rights & Rule of Law | Uses international law, accountability mechanisms and business-and-human-rights research to address serious rights abuses. |
| International | International IDEA | Democracy & Elections Assistance | Intergovernmental democracy-support organization (member states; Global State of Democracy Indices). — FreeChina.live research profile |
| Sweden | V-Dem Institute | Democracy & Elections Assistance | University of Gothenburg research institute; expert-coded democracy dataset producer. — FreeChina.live research profile |
| United States | Ranking Digital Rights | Internet Freedom & Digital Rights | Scores big tech on disclosed free-expression and privacy commitments. — FreeChina.live research profile |
| International | International Center for Transitional Justice | Transitional Justice & Accountability | Truth commissions, reparations, and post-atrocity justice frameworks. — FreeChina.live research profile |
China-focused organizations
Organizations primarily focused on mainland China, Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghur communities, Chinese democracy and related rights issues are maintained separately in the China-Focused Organizations directory so this global directory remains easy to browse.
This is a living research directory. Official links and public descriptions are periodically reviewed and updated. Contact details used for institutional outreach are maintained separately rather than automatically displayed on the public directory.