Independent non-profit organisation based in Germany, monitoring human rights at home and abroad. Funded by the German Federal Parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIMR_Berlin@social.bund.de
Tagged: Human Rights
Fairphone
Independent manufacturer of smartphones that are as ethical as possible, with fair wages and working conditions all the way down the supply chain. The phones are modular so users can replace or upgrade parts themselves.
Fediverse address (community account):
@WeAreFairphone@social.fairphone.community
Images of Protest
Photographs from demonstrations in the UK over the past 20 years that the photographer has attended.
Fediverse address:
@imagesofprotest@mstdn.social
Kirsten Han 韩俐颖
Journalist and activist in Singapore. Publishes the “We, The Citizens” newsletter covering Singapore from a rights-based perspective.
Fediverse address:
@kixes@kopiti.am
OONI – The Open Observatory of Network Interference
OONI monitors network-level blocking of internet access, which is usually by governments or ISPs, and flags up any mass internet blocks or other interference. They also develop FOSS tools for carrying out this monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@ooni@mastodon.social
Auschwitz Memorial
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Official account of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an independent international organisation protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@CommissionerHR@mstdn.social
(NOTE: The Council of Europe is a totally separate organisation from the European Union or the European Council. They just have similar names.)
DataRequests.org / Datenanfragen.de
Non-profit organisation which is promoting people’s right to privacy, and making people more aware of their privacy rights.
Fediverse address (main account, in English):
@datarequestsorg@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@datenanfragende@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (technical account, in English):
@dev_at_datarequestsORG@chaos.social
Interpeer Project
Research and development project to develop next generation technologies that put users first, to protect them from exploitation and privacy invasion by online service providers. Partly funded by the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@interpeer@chaos.social
Nithin Coca
Freelance journalist based in Japan and focused on Asia, particular topics of interest include the environment, human rights, energy, sustainability and supply chains.
Fediverse address:
@ncoca@social.coop
Stiftung Erinnerung Verantwortung Zukunft (EVZ) / EVZ Foundation
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
The Tor Project
Non-profit organisation that maintains the Tor network, which allows people to communicate anonymously over the internet thanks to a special network that scrambles any attempts to trace connections. The easiest way to use Tor is with the Tor web browser, which you can download from their website.
Fediverse address:
@torproject@mastodon.social
Privacy International
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Human Rights Watch
International NGO campaigning for human rights worldwide, co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.
Fediverse address:
@humanrightswatch@mastodon.online
Disability Justice Guppe Group
Discussion group about defending the rights of disabled people. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@disabilityjustice@a.gup.pe