Human Rights Organizations Market Report 2025

This Human Rights Organizations market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The human rights organizations market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $17.76 billion in 2024 to $18.3 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to human rights violations, advocacy and awareness, legal action, funding and donations.

The human rights organizations market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $20.62 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to evolving human rights issues, digital advocacy, grassroots mobilization, corporate accountability. Major trends in the forecast period include digital advocacy, online petitions and crowdsourcing, data and technology for human rights, gender and lgbtq+ rights.

The anticipated rise in hate crimes is poised to stimulate the human rights organizations market. Hate crimes are acts of criminal violence directed against individuals or property, influenced in part or wholly by an offender's bias against factors such as race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. For example, in October 2023, the United States Department of Justice reported that hate crime incidents increased by 794 in 2022, reaching a total of 11,634 cases, compared to 10,840 in 2021. Governments and non-governmental organizations are focused on curbing abuses that challenge human rights, which contributes to the expansion of the human rights organizations market.

The increasing investment in human rights organizations is expected to drive the growth of the human rights organization market. This investment involves providing financial support from various sources to aid these organizations in promoting and safeguarding human rights. It enables them to expand their operations, raise awareness, and advocate for human rights causes, thus amplifying their influence and reach in the market. For example, in May 2023, the UN Human Rights Report 2022, published by the Switzerland-based United Nations Human Rights Council, revealed that UN Human Rights received funding from 87 donors in 2022. Of these, 63 Member States contributed a total of $188.6 million, representing 78.3% of all donations. Among these 63 Member States, 53 had also contributed in 2021. Additionally, 31 of these Member States increased their support (in local currency) compared to the previous year, and 47 provided unearmarked funding. This growing investment in human rights organizations is driving the expansion of the human rights organization market.

Organizations and human rights defenders are actively engaged in safeguarding the digital human rights of individuals. A survey conducted by cybersecurity company NordVPN in 2022 revealed that in Australia, 3% of individuals express concerns about online tracking, while 27% believe they are consistently being tracked. Data collection has become widespread, breaching individuals' privacy as almost everything is monitored online. In response, human rights organizations are taking steps to raise awareness and advocate for the implementation of laws to protect individuals using digital technology.

Leading organizations in the human rights sector are adopting innovative strategies, including the development of eight guiding messages to direct international efforts toward achieving peace and effective governance. These messages emphasize core principles such as protection, inclusion, solutions for displaced populations, and fostering partnerships. For example, in February 2024, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, based in Switzerland, launched a new initiative called Path for Solutions. This initiative aims to address global crises by focusing on eight guiding messages designed to advance peace, effective governance, and accountability for human rights violations. High Commissioner Türk underscored the urgency of meeting humanitarian needs, particularly in Gaza, while addressing systemic issues such as racism and gender discrimination.

Prominent companies functioning as human rights organizations in the market are concentrating on forging strategic collaborations to fortify the capacities of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the region, promoting human rights protection amidst humanitarian actions while sustaining their market presence. For instance, as per the UN Human Rights Report 2021 in May 2022, the Switzerland-based United Nations Human Rights Council collaborated with the Asia-Pacific Forum, an Australia-based NHRI, and the UN Human Rights Department to devise and execute a pilot training project. The initiative aims to enhance the capabilities of NHRIs in safeguarding human rights within humanitarian action contexts, a crucial effort considering the heightened risk of humanitarian crises in the Asia-Pacific region arising from disasters, climate change, diseases, and violent situations. NHRIs, as national entities, play a key role in upholding human rights by handling complaints and violations, advising governments, and enhancing participatory approaches and public information. The training content was delivered via a mobile app, supplemented by live webinars.

Human rights refer to universally recognized standards aimed at safeguarding the dignity and fundamental rights of all individuals, with the expectation that states bear the responsibility for ensuring these rights are upheld without discrimination within society. Human rights organizations play a crucial role in advocating for and protecting these rights, either on a broad scale or for specific constituencies.

The primary categories of human rights organizations include nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), intergovernmental organizations, governmental organizations, and international organizations. Governmental human rights organizations are typically overseen by government bodies and focus on safeguarding human rights and reducing violations. These organizations receive support through various donation methods, both online and offline. Human rights organizations can operate at domestic or international levels and have diverse applications, serving various segments of the population such as all individuals, children, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ communities, and many others. Their mission is to promote and protect the rights and well-being of these groups and individuals in society.

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Major companies operating in the human rights organizations market include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Civil Rights Defenders, Human Rights Without Frontiers International, Physicians for Human Rights, Anti-Slavery International, Global Rights, UN Watch, European Centre for Minority Issues, International Federation for Human Rights, Advocates for Human Rights, ActionAid International, Article 19, Avocats Sans Frontières, Brennan Center for Justice, Center for Constitutional Rights, International Institute of Human Rights, International League for Human Rights, International Movement ATD Fourth World, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), International Property Rights Index, International Progress Organization, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Human Rights in China, Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Tibet Egypt, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, Hisham Mubarak Law Center, National Council for Human Rights, Groupe d'information et de soutien des immigrés, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Urban League.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the human rights organizations market in 2024. North America was the second largest region in the human rights organizations market. The regions covered in the human rights organizations market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the human rights organizations market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

The human rights organizations market consists of revenues earned by entities that are engaged in human rights activities such as standards for the protection of the dignity of all human beings and the responsibility of the state towards each individual without any bias in society. The Human Rights market includes establishments such as civil liberties organizations, senior citizens advocacy organizations, human rights advocacy organizations, and veterans’ rights organizations. This market addresses issues such as protecting and promoting the broad constitutional rights and civil liberties of individuals and those suffering from neglect, abuse, or exploitation, promoting the interests of specific groups, such as children, women, senior citizens, or persons with disabilities, improving relations between racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, and promoting voter education and registration. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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