Local NGOs

Advocates’ Training Center (ATC) – is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization established in December 2008 by three major legal organizations – public organization “Association of Lawyers of Kyrgyzstan,” association “Union of Advocates of the Kyrgyz Republic” and the public fund “law Center. ATC beneficiaries are lawyers and other legal professionals.

http://centradvokatov.kg

Social Technologies Agency, in cooperation with the National Alliance and the network of women’s legislative initiatives, works to protect the fundamental rights of women, as they are exposed to domestic violence, bride kidnapping, and common law marriage in Bishkek and in all areas of Kyrgyzstan. Social Technologies Agency develops a training program for social and religious institutions, which emphasize how internal and other violations of women that destroy community cohesion and violate international human rights.

www.awli-kg.org

Association of Civil Society Support Centers is a national, open, independent, noncommercial, nongovernmental network established by 9 organizations – Civil Society Support Centers in 2002.

Association of Civil Society Support Centers that helps to create conditions and mobilizes resources to foster effective and dynamic civil society in the Kyrgyz Republic.

http://www.acssc.kg/

Bishkek Feminist Initiative SQ is a group of feminist activists in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, working based on the principles of collective emancipation, solidarity, mutual support, equitable decision-making and non-violence.

Our mission – to promote feminist values to opposing all forms of oppression (sexism, homophobia, transphobia, nationalism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, class and socio-economic oppression) in Bishkek. Some of our goals – to create a network of feminist people, communities, organizations and initiatives in Bishkek for meaningful interaction, contribute to the development of solidarity with the existing civil movements that share our values justice and human rights provide a feminist space and practice, including educational resources and measures to counter oppression and violence, and to build informed alliances and partnerships.

http://bishkekfeminists.kloop.kg/about-us/

Center for Development of Civil Initiatives “Aykol” was established and registered in Talas city of Kyrgyzstan in 2001, later this organization was reregistered as Public Association “Center for Civil Initiatives Aykol ” in 2002.

Kyrgyzstan

724205

City Talas, st. Sarygulov 77/23

Tel:(9963422)53710,55588 tel/fax:(9963422)53967

[email protected]

Assist in the development of civic engagement of young people through the development of youth initiatives and their active participation.

Natasha Naumova

[email protected]

Civic Union “For reforms and results” – voluntary, socially responsible network of 22 NGOs and civil society activists in Kyrgyzstan. The initiators of the network were: Liberal Youth Alliance “Free Generation” Center “Interbilim”, CAFMI – Central Asian Free Market Institute, the Committee of parents of students and a number of independent activists and experts.

E-mail: [email protected]

Website:www.reforma.kg / www.liberal.kg

NGO Coalition is a non-partisan and neutral organization working to strengthen democracy and civil society. It has more than 130 NGOs in each region of Kyrgyzstan and has a regional office in each regional center and the city of Balykchy. One of the main partners of CCSD is the National Democratic Institute, which operates under the USAID.

http://www.coalition.kg/

Child Rights Defense League (LZPR) was established in January 2008 and was registered in the Ministry of Justice in April 2008.

The organization’s mission is the protection and promotion of the rights and freedoms of children.

Objectives of the organization:

– Promotion of the rights of children, training and education on human rights and democracy, the legal protection of children, promotion of international standards for the protection of children’s rights.

http://crdl.kg/

The Crisis Center, a United Way of Central Alabama agency, has been providing 24-hour, 365 day per year support, crisis and suicide intervention, community information and referrals through telephone counseling since 1970. An integral part of that mission is to correlate our services to the diverse and changing needs of the community.

http://www.crisiscenterbham.com/

Public Foundation “Golos Svobody” – a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 2005. The main goal is the protection and promotion of fundamental civil and political rights in Kyrgyzstan at the local and national levels.

http://golossvobody.kloop.kg/

Human Rights and Democracy Center works in the field of securing the rule of law in Kyrgyzstan. We achieve it through the capacity building of students, lawyers, teachers, political parties; provision of legal assistance to the poor and to promote fair and transparent elections in the Kyrgyz Republic.

http://hrdc.kg/

Bishkek city, st.8-B

Tel: 0312 31 42 38

[email protected]

www.anticorruption.kg

Lawyers of IHRG provide free legal advice and legal issues affecting the rights and freedoms. In cases of gross violations of human rights and freedoms, a man for having precedential value, the lawyers and the lawyers representing the interests of the IHRG carry victims of violations of human rights in national courts.

http://ihrg.kg/

Nonprofit productivity – neutral organization leveraging the power and security of the international community to promote technological innovation and industry initiatives for effective changes. Mission is to address major issues lingering for Internet security.

https://www.trustworthyinternet.org/

Centre for the Protection of Human Rights “Kylym Shamy” – a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to:

O Promotion of democracy and human rights.

O Promotion of international and regional standards for interaction between public institutions and public authorities.

http://ksh.kg

The Media Support Center Foundation, ever since it was launched in December 2002, has been promoting freedom of speech in Kyrgyzstan by running the country’s only independent newspaper printing press and offering newspaper printing without prepublication censorship. The structure of the Media Support Center also include a commercial plate shop service for plates printing and the only one training laboratory in Central Asia for conducting trainings for printing specialists. The Foundation provides regular consultations in editorial design, layout and redesign of newspapers.

http://www.msc.kg/

Mental Health and Society was established in 2000.

The main goal is to promote the reform of mental health services in Kyrgyzstan.

We strive to closed psychiatric institutions to be replaced with the service to the community so that the aid is built on the principles of respect for the human dignity of persons with mental disorders and funding is made according to the needs of users in mental servants.

http://www.mhealth.in.kg/

Organizational data of the Association of NGOs Human Rights Advocacy Center (Advocacy Center).

February 2005, in the south of Kyrgyzstan, Advocacy Center was established at the initiative of non-governmental human rights organizations, and was supported by the local office of the OSCE in the framework of the project “Development of Human Rights Advocacy Center.” Members of the Advocacy Center are 24 non-governmental human rights organizations from Osh, Jalalabad and Batken regions. General meeting elected the Board of Directors of the Center that is consisting of 10 individuals, one of them appointed as director. Advocacy Center is an open voluntary based association of non-governmental human rights organizations, based on voluntary membership. Human Rights Advocacy Center is an independent legal entity operating on the basis of non-interference in internal affairs of its members, mutual respect, voluntary participation, self-management, self-financing, law obedience and the Charter.

http://advocacy.kg/indexeng.html

NGO “Union of Unity”

Address: 722720, Kyrgyzstan, city.Talas, st.Frunze 198, Tel: (03422) 5-34-87, 5-32-37 Fax: (03422) 5-34-87,

[email protected]

Partnership Group “Precedent”

Affiliate Group “precedent” – a community of a legal and other professionals who have refused to corrupt ways of resolving legal issues, thus resuscitating the legal field of Kyrgyzstan. In other words, the community of citizens, who are aware that the government is good only equally upon the society demands.

The activities of the Affiliate Group “precedent” are aimed at the dissemination of legal skills to protect freedoms from attacks by the government and the participation of citizens in public decision-makings.

http://talap.kg/

720600. Kyrgyzstan, Djalabad region, Aksy district, Kerben city, st.Beyshenalieva,36 Tel:+996(3742)50148

[email protected]

NGO “Institute of social analysis” provides research, expert – analytical work on a wide range of civil society, taking initiatives on various aspects of social life, makes proposals to the state and municipal authorities and management on the development and improvement of democratic institutions and mechanisms, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens.

www.koom.kg

Kyrgyzstan

Ella Matveeva 0772 724611

[email protected]

Public association “Shoola Kol” works in the field of disaster management at the local level.

Contact information:

Antonina Li

st.Turusbekova,56/8

Bokonbaevo , Ton district, Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan.

+996-3947-91027; +996-777-970970

Sadykzhan Mahmudov , city. Osh

Tel: 0555 85 78 95

[email protected]

Public Foundation Legal Clinic “Adilet” – one of the largest human rights organizations in Kyrgyzstan. Founded in May 2002, and today it unites about 40 lawyers and attorneys, as well as volunteer students enrolled in the legal profession

http://adilet.kg/ru/about-us-ru

Public Foundation “Egel”, Cholpon Omurkanova, director. city Bishkek st. Motrosova

Tel.: (0770) 18-54-45,

E-mail: [email protected]

Public Foundation “Open Line” deals with the problems of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan. Since its foundation, Open Line has collected a lot of information on bride kidnapping. In addition, many girls were assisted in the restoration of their legitimate rights.

http://openline.kloop.kg/

Valentina Gricenko, City Djalal-Abad

0778 15 05 55

[email protected]

Public Foundation “Open Position” develops legislation to with aim of establishing the best practice and exercise of rights and freedoms. Among the developments of the foundation: to “The rights and freedoms of man and citizen” of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2010, a draft law on peaceful meetings, the draft law “On the enforcement of international human rights bodies,” the draft law “On guarantees of access of information in the conduct of subjects leading “The draft law” On the religious organizations and the right to freedom of religion “, etc.

http://prava.kloop.kg/

Public Association “Ventus” obtained state registration from the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic on 6 July 2001, and from that point is a legal entity that carries out its activities in the Issyk-Kul region.

Its mission: to promote the development of civil society in the Issyk-Kul region

Kamil Ruziev

[email protected]

Public Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI) is a nongovernmental organization working in conflict prevention and peace building and justice in Central Asia. The Fund was established under the project, UNHCR “Conflict Transformation and teaching tolerance”, “implemented in March 1996 in southern Kyrgyzstan. In 1998, FTI has been transformed into an independent NGO.

FTI today – one of the largest and most experienced local NGOs in the region, working to prevent and resolve conflicts. FTI team has more than 25 employees of different nationalities, ages and qualifications. FTI has five offices: the headquarters in Bishkek and four regional offices in the cities of Osh, Batken, Jalal-Abad and Leilek.

http://www.fti.org.kg/

Public Foundation Voice of Freedom was founded by the Non-governmental Foundation Golos Svobody.

The Public Foundation Voice of Freedom is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic. Registration certificate #55198-3301-PF d/d 25 April 2006.

Our priorities:

•rights of prisoners (monitoring of temporary detention facilities, pre-trial detention centers and colonies, other closed institutions);

•combating torture;

•rights of women and children, combating all types of violence;

•access to information;

•improvement of human rights information’s quality through seminars and trainings for journalists.

http://vof.kg/

The Youth Human Rights Group is a noncommercial nongovernmental organization, operating in Kyrgyzstan for 16 years. The organization was established in November 1995 by the group of students from different universities in Bishkek. The YHRG was registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic in March of 1997.

http://www.yhrg.kg/