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Non-profit organizations

Abbreviated as NGO, and also known as not-for-profit organisation; an organisation that does not distribute its surplus capital to shareholders or owners, but instead uses them to pursue its original goals.They are usually exempt from income and property tax and most often include charitable organisations, trade unions and public arts organisations.

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15-M

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

The 15-M is a citizen movement which appeared the 15th of May 2011 in Spain through pacific protests, camping in strategic points and open assemblies with the intention of ...

Amnesty International

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

AI is an international human rights non-governmental organisation with over 3 million members and supporters around the world. They have celebrated its 50th anniversary in ...

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Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

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International Convention on the Rights of the Child

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights—civil, cultural, economic, ...

News Agency for Children's Rights

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

The News Agency for Children's rights is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to contribute toward raising awareness within the media of the promotion and defence of ...

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

An international non-governmental non-profit organization focusing on the research, conservation, and restoration of the environment. The goal of this organization is to build a ...

Breaking the Silence

Non-profit organizations; Campaigning organizations

Breaking The Silence is an Israeli Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), located in a western section of Jerusalem, established by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and veterans ...