CAGE UK (Cageprisoners)
CAGE UK is a London-based advocacy group that, according to its website, “seeks to empower communities touched by the War on Terror.” It is also stated that the organisation “highlights and works against governmental policies adopted as part of the War on Terror, seeking for a society free of oppression and injustice.” According to its Director, Dr. Adnan Siddiqui, CAGE UK was founded to raise awareness of the situation of prisoners, with a focus on Muslims, imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay and abroad, and that it has worked closely with former US detainees as well as campaigns on behalf of current inmates held without trial.
Swiss Islamic Central Council (CCIS)
The Swiss Islamic Central Council was founded in 2009 with the purpose to gather support against the Swiss minaret referendum, which was accepted by 57.5% of Swiss voters. The organisation however began advocating for an austere interpretation of Islam for Swiss Muslims, and has ties to extremist individuals linked to Al Qaeda.
Al Karama
Al Karama is a non-governmental human rights organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It was established in 2004 to advocate reform and human rights protection in Arab countries. The organisation also offers legal assistance to victims of human rights violations in the Arab world. Al Karama was founded by Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, a Muslim Brotherhood Qatari cleric accused by the United States Department of the Treasury of being “a Qatar-based terrorist financier and facilitator who has provided money and material support and conveyed communications to Al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen for more than a decade.
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage
The Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage (RIHS) is a Kuwait-based non-governmental organisation that has provided financial and material support to several Al Qaeda linked groups and outfits across the Middle East and beyond.