The Rights Practice
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Rights Practice describes its work as small grants for new initiatives on the ground and for the resilience of activists, with a focus on Asia and on human rights defenders, civil society capacity and the death penalty, so a grassroots human rights group working in that region is the closest fit.
- Keep any request modest, since the funder calls its grants small and no grant range is published.
- Its annual report, register entry and website do not describe how to apply, so a short written enquiry to the charity is a reasonable first step.
- Its newest register year shows no grants to institutions, so check whether it is currently giving before building a plan around it.
- Nothing available says anything about timing, how competitive it is or whether existing relationships matter.
Overview
The Rights Practice is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133616).
The Rights Practice is a registered charity that was founded to help bridge the gap between human rights law and everyday practice. It works to help grassroots organisations, legal scholars, lawyers and other human rights defenders build their capacity to make human rights a reality. Its programmes include small grants for new initiatives on the ground and support for the organisational and psychological resilience of activists. The Charity Commission register records £184,365 in grants to institutions for the latest year that shows grants.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Rights Practice provides small grants for new initiatives on the ground and for the organisational and psychological resilience of activists. Its wider work helps grassroots organisations, legal scholars, lawyers and other human rights defenders build capacity to make human rights a reality. It supports Chinese civil society working on education rights for children of migrant workers and discrimination against women and children, and supports regional initiatives, particularly concerning the death penalty. Through local partners, its activities facilitate training and international exchange and include awareness-raising, research, conferences, legal aid and policy advocacy. Its work aims to strengthen civil society and improve accountability for human rights violations in Asia.
Themes
- Human rights defenders
- Civil society capacity
- Death penalty
Geographic Focus
Priority: The World; Asia.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Asia
- International
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £1,732,292 | £866,081 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £800,863 | £861,750 | £200,477 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £715,683 | £1,176,861 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £3,007,564 | £1,093,299 | £184,365 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £2,188,800 | £1,987,077 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- rights-practice.org · read on 30 October 2026
- rights-practice.org/our-story · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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