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Human Rights
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ACLU: Immigrants' Rights 
 Policy statements and other material about the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens in the U.S. Topics include asylum, detention, discrimination, workplace rights, and judicial review and court access. Includes legislative and legal documents, press releases, and position papers. Some documents available in Spanish. From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Emigration & Immigration, Law by Subject Last updated Nov 6, 2009 Amnesty International (AI)
Site of the organization that "works independently and impartially to promote respect for all the human rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Features AI press releases, current campaigns, and a library containing an archive of reports, news releases, and "urgent actions" (requests to send letters on behalf of those in immediate danger). Documents are available in Spanish and French and are searchable by country, region, sub-region, and theme. http://www.amnesty.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 10, 2003 Amnesty International’s Concerns About Taser Use: Statement to the U.S. Justice Department Inquiry into Deaths in Custody
"This document provides the text of an oral briefing by Amnesty International to the Chief Medical Panel supporting a US Justice Department inquiry into deaths in custody following electro-muscular disruption. The study is examining the impact of Taser stun guns and similar electrical weapons known as 'conducted energy devices' (CEDs). Amnesty International's statement was given on 27 September 2007 in Washington, DC. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR51/151/2007/en/dom-AMR511512007en.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Government, International Governments, Law, Weapons Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Anti-Slavery: Today's Fight For Tomorrow's Freedom
Compelling portraits and narratives further this organization's mission "to eliminate the system of slavery around the world." Sections of the site cover forms of modern slavery (such as child labor and bonded labor), campaigns, publications, and educational materials. Browsable and searchable. From a British human rights organization that works through advocacy, lobbying, research, collaboration, and education. http://www.antislavery.org Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Dec 16, 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human Rights Concerns
This site provides news and information about human rights issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the 1995 "massacres at Srebrenica -- when at least 7,800 Bosnian Muslims were killed." The site features annual reports back to 1995 and a survivor interview. Some material also in Spanish. From Amnesty International USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/page.do?id=1011121 Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Carter Center
The Center "is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health." Includes Center news; a FAQ; history of the Center; and profiles of President Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, and other directors. Also describes the Center's global peace and health programs. Click on an interactive world map to locate the Center's activities by country. http://www.cartercenter.org/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Health, International Governments, Poverty Last updated Apr 30, 2008 The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
The CVT's mission is "to heal the wounds of government-sponsored torture on individuals, their families, and communities and to stop its practice." The website has a directory of U.S. and worldwide organizations as well as news and background information on individual and organizational efforts toward stopping torture worldwide. http://www.cvt.org/index.php Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Children of Conflict
A site about children in war zones--as soldiers, wounded victims, lost, heads of households, and laborers. Their stories are told in brief articles with letters and quotations from many children, and in audio files of their own voices, in many languages. A project of the BBC World Service designed to explore the effects of the 1990 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues Last updated Apr 17, 2004 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Text of this declaration that went into effect in 1987. Also includes an alphabetic list of ratifying nations, declarations and reservations, and information about the Committee against Torture, which was established to monitor the convention's implementation. From the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 21, 2009 Convention on the Rights of the Child
Background about the Convention on the Rights of the Child, "the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights -- civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights" for children. Includes text of the convention in several languages, information on the development of the document and optional protocols (on armed conflict and prostitution and pornography), material on ratification or accession, a FAQ, and related material. From UNICEF. http://www.unicef.org/crc/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues Last updated May 11, 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
The reports address human, labor, and political rights; internal and other conflicts; freedom of the press; freedom of religion; and treatment of women, children, and minority groups. The areas covered are Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Near East and North Africa, South Asia, and Western Hemisphere. These documents are submitted to Congress annually by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Social Issues Last updated Nov 10, 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Mauritania
A report about human rights practices in this Islamic republic located in Africa. Some of the topics discussed in this report based on research done in 2005 include religious freedom, participation in elections, government corruption, gavage (force-feeding of adolescent girls, "practiced only among White Moor tribal groups"), and the rights of women. From the U.S. Department of State. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61581.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Regions of the World Last updated Jul 20, 2006 Digital Freedom Network (DFN)
This "non-profit group that seeks to promote human rights as an attainable goal for all countries. Evident in our writing, we believe that free enterprise, limited government, rule of law and individual freedom are the most effective means to ensure the rights of men and women across the world." The site features articles on current events; profiles of political prisoners and violators of freedom; a list of recommended reading; and more. Searchable and browsable. http://www.dfn.org/ Topics: Business, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 7, 2004 European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
ERRC is "an international public interest law organisation which monitors the human rights situation of Roma and provides legal defence in cases of human rights abuse." The site contains the full text of their quarterly publication Roma Rights (back to 1996), fact sheets on Romani in European countries, position papers, and other publications. Some documents also available in Romani and Russian. http://errc.org/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated May 26, 2008 Full Text of Human Rights Record of the US in 2003
This is the reply of China's State Council to the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report on human rights abuses. China responded by pointing to America's problems of murder, police brutality, prison overcrowding, poverty, and inadequate health care. Includes examples of undemocratic elections and other abuses. The report was reproduced in full in the ruling party's official organ, the People's Daily. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200403/01/eng20040301_136190.shtml Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Aug 25, 2005 The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps
This report relies on expert analysis, satellite photographs, and stories provided by former prisoners to document the repression of North Korea's "forced-labor colonies, camps, and prisons where scores of thousands of prisoners -- some political, some convicted felons -- are worked, many to their deaths, in mining, logging, farming, and industrial enterprises." From the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, a "bi-partisan, not-for-profit human rights organization." http://www.hrnk.org/hiddengulag/toc.html Topics: Agriculture, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Geology, International Governments, Labor, Photograph Collections, Technology Last updated Feb 24, 2005 Highlighting Human Rights in Ontario
Historical documents and photographs exploring the "recognition of human rights throughout the history of [Ontario] prior to the establishment of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1961." Explores topics of Ontario as a haven from persecution, the right to a fair trial, freedom from slavery, freedom of religion, women's rights, the right to education, freedom of peaceful assembly, and the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Available in English and French. From the Archives of Ontario, Canada. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/humnrits/index.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 16, 2006 How to Influence States: Socialization and International Human Rights Law
Discusses how "regime design choices in international law turn on empirical claims about how states behave and under what condition their behavior changes." The authors suggest that states might influence other states in three ways: coercion, persuasion, and acculturation. Part of the University of Chicago Law School's Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper series. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.law.uchicago.edu/academics/publiclaw/resources/62-Jinks.pdf Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Politics, Social Science Last updated May 12, 2004 Human Rights First
Website for this nonprofit, nonpartisan organization "founded in 1978 as the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights to promote laws and policies that advance universal rights and freedoms." The "Media Room" sections contain much of the site's reading material, including publications, newsletters, blog, and news releases. Other website sections outline the organization's policy and work around the world. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties Last updated Mar 30, 2009 The Human Rights Index for the Arab Countries
This site, "sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR), is a repository for the entire set of United Nations documents pertaining to human rights and the responses, including reservations, by the Arab member states to the committees that monitor the core international human rights treaties." View documents by source, topic, year, or treaty committee. Also includes publications on jurisprudence, torture, and related topics. In English and Arabic. http://www.arabhumanrights.org/en Topics: International Governments Last updated Oct 8, 2007 Human Rights Watch
This nonprofit, nongovernmental organization's site reports on human rights offenses and conditions around the world. Information is provided by country and issue, and the site includes photographs, an archive of the organization's full-text reports, news, and ongoing campaigns against abuses of human rights. http://www.hrw.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated May 17, 2004 Human Rights Watch World Report
Human Rights Watch's annual assessment of human rights practices around the world. It analyzes the state of human rights in a country; the responses of other countries, organizations, and institutions; and "the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work." Portions of the report are also available in Arabic, French, German, and Spanish. http://hrw.org/wr2k4/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Human Rights Watch: Indonesia
Human rights news about Indonesia where "continuing areas of concern ... include impunity for past human rights violations, the slow pace of military reform, conditions in Papua, [and] imposition of the death penalty." Features an overview of human rights issues, documents on East Timor, an article about how Suharto's 2008 death may provide "an opportunity to commemorate the many victims of his oppressive regime," and related material. From Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=indone Topics: International Governments, Politics by Place Last updated Jan 28, 2008 HURIDOCS: Human Rights Documentation System, International
The Web site for "a global network of organisations concerned with more effective ways of using information for the cause of human rights." Contains information about the organization's projects and initiatives, such as a searchable database of human rights information, use of XML (extensible markup language) to improve information flow, and standards for human rights information handling. Some materials available in French and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.huridocs.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Jan 6, 2004 iAbolish: American Anti-Slavery Group
"Slavery in the 21st century takes many forms, the most common being debt bondage, sexual servitude, chattel slavery, and the severest forms of forced labor." "Slavery Today" contains individual stories and descriptions of slavery mechanisms around the world (prostitution, child labor, debt bondage, servile marriage), and identifies products of slave labor using an interactive map. Also links to current news stories. Searchable. http://www.iabolish.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Jul 28, 2007 International Center for Transnational Justice (ICTJ)
This organization "assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse." The site describes past and current programs in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Features press releases and papers on topics such as the Saddam Hussein trial in Iraq, international judges and prosecutors in Kosovo, and accountability in Argentina. Some material available in several languages. http://www.ictj.org/en/index.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Dec 9, 2006 International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
"The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status." The site contains events and conference information, reports, fact sheets, press releases, and more. Also available in Spanish. http://www.iglhrc.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Emigration & Immigration, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, International Governments Last updated Jan 23, 2009 International League for Human Rights (ILHR)
This group defends "individual human rights advocates who have risked their lives to promote the ideals of a just and civil society in their homelands." Features reports about Russia, Northern Ireland, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Africa, and Algeria. Also includes information about individual cases, international agreements protecting defenders, and documents about human rights auditing standards and procedures. http://www.ilhr.org Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Sep 1, 2004 International Rescue Committee (IRC)
This nonprofit organization "helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence." IRC was "founded at the suggestion of Albert Einstein to assist Germans suffering under Hitler," and now works in more than 30 countries. Site includes information about the organization's humanitarian and relief activities, country programs, and U.S. resettlement efforts. Features listings of reports, books, and online resources about refugees and relief work. Searchable. http://www.theirc.org/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Poverty Last updated Jul 17, 2003 The Iraq Body Count
This site offers a "worldwide update of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation. ... Casualty figures are derived solely from a comprehensive survey of online media reports. Where these sources report differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum) are given." Includes a discussion of the site's methodology, and cites the sources used to compile the figures. In English, with some material also in Spanish, French, and Italian. http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 21, 2005 Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda
Human Rights Watch report of the 1994 slaughter of over half a million people in Rwanda. Discusses how Rwandan authorities manipulated the Hutu majority into participating in the mass murder of the ruling Tutsi minority. International players, including the United States, France, Belgium, and the United Nations come under close scrutiny. Read government documentation and interviews with survivors for a comprehensive account of this atrocity. http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/1999/rwanda/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, International Governments Last updated Oct 26, 2009 National Human Rights Commission, Nepal (NHRC)
This group "is an independent and autonomous statutory body established in the year 2000 under the Human Rights Commission Act 1997 (2053 BS)." The site provides information about the group and its members, NHRC books, reports, speeches, papers, and the strategic plan. Available in English and Nepali. http://www.nhrcnepal.org Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Nov 6, 2005 The National Labor Committee
"The mission of the National Labor Committee [NLC] is to help defend the human rights of workers in the global economy. The NLC investigates and exposes human and labor rights abuses committed by U.S. companies producing goods in the developing world." The site contains news, articles, reports, and more. http://www.nlcnet.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Jobs & Work Last updated Jan 23, 2007 National Youth Service Training: "Shaping Youths in a Truly Zimbabwean Manner"
This report provides "an overview of youth militia training and activities in Zimbabwe, October 2000 - August 2003." The summary of the report notes that during this time the training program has moved "rapidly from a supposedly voluntary, small scale training that allegedly aimed at skills enhancement, patriotism and moral education, to what is now intended to be a compulsory, large scale, paramilitary training." From the Solidarity Peace Trust, Zimbabwe and South Africa. http://www.sarpn.org.za/documents/d0000513/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Nov 15, 2004 NCDHR:National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
Also known as the scheduled caste, or untouchables, the Dalits are apart from and beneath the Indian caste system. The Campaign describes how they are despised and oppressed and presents their movement for human rights, with information about prominent leader Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, news of atrocities committed against them, and reports on state, national, and international actions. http://www.ncdhr.org.in/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Jun 7, 2008 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: International Law
This site contains the texts of international declarations, protocols, conventions, statutes, and other laws related to human rights. Listed by issue, such as discrimination, rights of children, rights of women, slavery and forced labor, and war crimes. From the Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements Last updated Dec 12, 2007 OneWorld Country Guides
"Learn about developing countries in OneWorld's range of educational Country and Topic Guides. Each Guide provides a 10 minute read to capture the key issues." Features original content and links to articles for countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America (available in Spanish). Guides are written by volunteer editors and then edited by OneWorld. http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/countries/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Environment, International Governments, Technology Last updated Nov 4, 2008 OneWorld Radio
This site "offers services and networking for broadcasters and civil society organisations that use radio for human rights and sustainable development." Features online audio content from member organizations in several languages and a membership directory. Searchable by language, member, or topic. Includes special section on AIDS/HIV. http://radio.oneworld.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Environment, International Governments, Internet, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2006 Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
This organization's research and worldwide investigations include chemical weapons, landmines, torture, and war crimes. The site provides PHR's stand on these and other issues, with news archives and reports on abuses in several countries. In addition, there is information on starting a student chapter and links to other websites related to health and human rights, humanitarian aid, and medical associations. http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Health, International Governments, Notable People, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Dec 23, 2006 Promoting Pygmy Peoples Rights
Information about the programs of the Rainforest Foundation to "promote the well-being of pygmy communities in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo." Features publications such as "Congo Basin Forests and the Law" and "The Situation of the Pygmies in the Republic of Congo." The Rainforest Foundation supports "indigenous people and traditional populations of the world's rainforests." http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/Promoting%20Pygmy%20Peoples%20Rights Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Mar 17, 2009 Racial Profiling
Analysis and accounts of racial profiling, which "occurs when race is used by law enforcement or private security officials, to any degree, as a basis for criminal suspicion in non-suspect specific investigations." Features the 2004 report on racial profiling, which "found that the unlawful use of race in police, immigration, and airport security procedures has increased since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001." From Amnesty International USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/racial-profiling/page.do?id=1106650 Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Law, Social Issues Last updated Dec 12, 2008 The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
Online version of 1993 book of same title. Provides brief profiles (history, population, habitat, religion) of endangered peoples in the area formerly known as the Soviet Union. Browsable by name, or language and dialect. http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Aug 15, 2004 Religious Freedom
The International Association for Religious Freedom, founded in 1900 in Boston, reports on legislation, persecution and other topics related to religion in countries throughout the world. Includes the quarterly newsletter A Global Review of the Denial of Religious Freedom . http://www.iarf.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Religion, Social Issues Last updated Sep 8, 2003 Rule of Law and Cuba
The focus of this Web site is the rule of law in Cuba, with a special emphasis on the "Spring 2003 arrest and conviction of some 75 Cuban political dissidents." Includes reports, sentencing documents, Cuban legal codes, profiles of the dissidents, a bibliography, and a chronology of the events during and after the crackdown. Some material in French and Spanish; portions of the site are Spanish-only (awaiting translation). From The Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at Florida State University. http://www.ruleoflawandcuba.fsu.edu/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Jan 27, 2004 The September Project
This project is "a grassroots effort to foster public events in all libraries in all countries in September." The site includes a list of participants, information about past events, a blog, and related information. The project is funded by the University of Washington's Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. http://theseptemberproject.org/ Topics: Activism, Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, International Governments, Librarianship, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Situation of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay
February 2006 report in which "five independent investigators of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights are calling on the United States to close immediately the detention centre in Guantánamo Bay and bring all detainees before an independent and competent tribunal or release them." Opens directly into a PDF document. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/terrorism/docs/E.CN.4.2006.120.pdf Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Small Change: Bonded Child Labor in India's Silk Industry
This 2003 report discusses human rights concerns with children working as bonded laborers ("bound to their employers in exchange for a loan") in the silk industry in India. It provides background on the India's silk industry (including sari weaving) and the conditions under which children work in the industry, and recommendations for changes and improvements. From Human Rights Watch, an organization that investigates and challenges human rights violations. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/01/22/small-change Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Industries, International Governments, Labor Last updated Nov 1, 2009 The State of the World's Refugees: Human Displacement in the New Millennium
This 2006 report "presents the challenges to refugee protection and assesses the response of the international community." It looks at population dynamics, refugee protection, safety and security of refugees, emergency response, internally displaced persons, and potential solutions and future challenges. The "Annex" provides useful statistics. From the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/template?page=publ&src=static/sowr2006/toceng.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Law by Subject Last updated May 17, 2006 Stop Violence Against Women
Fact sheets, news, current campaigns, related links, and more about "a global human rights scandal that affects us all." Topics include rape as a tool of war or armed conflict, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, and human rights. From Amnesty International USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence/index.do Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 12, 2004 Sudan
Human rights news from Sudan covering the Darfur conflict. Links to background information, excellent topical maps, and a video feature. From Human Rights Watch, an independent organization for human rights. http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/sudan Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record
"Unlike the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, issued annually by the [U.S.] State Department and covering 196 countries, ... [this document] highlights U.S. efforts to promote human rights and democracy in the 101 countries and entities with the worst human rights records, taking care to include those countries of concern for 'extrajudicial killings, torture and other serious violations of human rights.'" http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/shrd/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Tolerance.org
This site's goal is "to awaken people of all ages to the problem of hate and intolerance [and] to equip them with the best tolerance ideas." Find news articles about hate and tolerance, a U.S. map of hate and human rights groups, and advice and materials for fighting hate crimes as well as educating others. Includes sections for teachers, parents, and children. Searchable. From the Southern Poverty Law Center. http://www.tolerance.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Poverty Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Top 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2004
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) presents its seventh annual report on humanitarian crisis. The 2004 list includes the rising incidence of tuberculosis in developing countries, hunger in Ethiopia, and the effects (including hunger, disease, and displacement of people) of continuing or past conflicts in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Somalia, Chechnya, Burundi, North Korea, and Liberia. The Web site also archives the past six reports. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/article.cfm?id=1413&cat=special-report Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Poverty Last updated Aug 21, 2009 University of Minnesota: Human Rights Library
A searchable collection of thousands of international human rights treaties and other documents from United Nations human rights bodies; the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); the Asylum Branch of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service; and more. The site also has bibliographies, links to related sites, and other resources. http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Aug 26, 2003 WOLA on the Merida Initiative
"In this memo, [Washington Office on Latin America] WOLA provides an analysis of the Merida Initiative, a proposed $1.4 billion assistance package for Mexico and Central America, slated for a vote in the U.S. Congress later this year [2008]." The initiative is designed to help Mexico and Central America address security, especially with respect to violence and drug trafficking. The WOLA analysis discusses human rights concerns. From WOLA. http://www.wola.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=viewp&id=668&Itemid=2 Topics: Crime, International Governments Last updated Apr 29, 2008 World Organisation Against Torture
This group "is the world's largest coalition of non-governmental organizations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organizations." The site features descriptions of programs and activities, reports on topics such as violence against women, and links to related information. Some material in French and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.omct.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Women Last updated Dec 23, 2006 |
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