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Human Rights country Reports (U.S.Department of State) The UN Human Rights System (Human Rights Internet and Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Extensive Review, by country and with Links, of the United Nations Human Rights System Human Rights Watch World Report Africa; Americas; Asia; Europe and Central Asia; Middle East and Northern Africa; Special Issues and Campaigns; USA; Arms; Children's Rights; Women's Human Rights Human Rights (U.N.) United Nations Documentation Research Guide covering Charter-based Bodies; Treaty-based Bodies; Conferences; Declarations; Pathfinder Human Rights Links (AAAS) Extensive Links List, with Brief Descriptions of Sites OneWorld News Service Current News on Regional and Global Human Rights Issues International Law and Human Rights through the Doddel Server (Ingelse) Very Extensive Site covering International Law, Human Rights, Prohibition of Torture, International Criminal Law , International Organizations , Law (Miscellaneous) Human Rights Web (Hampton) What are Human Rights; Legal and Political Documents; Resources Human Rights Library (Minnesota) Excellent Collection including Documents, Conventions, Declarations and other Instruments (U.N.Charter, the International Bill of Human Rights, Self-Determination, Women, Slavery, Prisoners, Torture, Juveniles, Freedom of Association, Labour, Marriage, Education , Development, Disabled, Armed Conflict, Refugees , Nationality, Regional Conventions) Human Rights Internet International NGO Documentation Centre, includes Documentation; Publications; U.N.Information; Resource Guides; Children's Rights; World Calendar; Education ; Human Rights on the Internet (Links); Bulletin; What's New Searching the Findoc Database (Abo Akademi University) Human Rights Watch Research; Campaigns; Press Releases; Gopher Site Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs (Lehman) Detailed Guide to Resources at Columbia University. Includes Web Sites with Annotations Vienna Declaration and Program (IGC) United Nations Human Rights Committee Decisions (Minnesota and AustLii) Full Text of Decisions pursuant to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights . High Commissioner for Human Rights (U.N.) Organization; Programme; Treaties ; Documents; Publications; Meetings; Statements European Court of Human Rights General Information; Judgments; Pending Cases; Basic Texts Combatting Racism and Intolerance (Council of Europe) Legal Franework; Examples of Good Practice; Publications; What's New Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Minnesota) Basic Documents; Case-Law; Press Releases; Search the Inter-American Court; Links to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Organization of American States Inter-American Human Rights Database (Guitteau) Documents in English and Spanish of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights since 1960; Reports on Early Session of the Commission; Special Country Reports and Thematic Reports to be included Human Rights (Essex) Martin Hogan's most useful one man Effort including Campaigns Update, War and Peace,, Human Rights, Government, Related Resources and Newswires Humanitarian Home Page (Rahman) Relief Organisations, Disaster-Related Sites, Research Groups Hatewatch Hatewatch monitors the Threat of Hate Group Activities on the Internet: The Hatewatch Newsletter; White Nationalists; Skinheads; Foreign Nationalists; Black Racialists; NeoNazis; Revisionists; Anti-Gay; Anti-Christain/Anti-Arab; Monitoring Hate; Who's Who in Hate; Working Papers; Bibliography Human Rights(Project Diana/University of Cincinnati)) Human Rights Documents by Organization and Region; Bibliographies Human Rights (Project Diana/Yale) Documents; Cases; Subject Areas; Search Site; Bibliographies; Links Human Rights Links (Goldman Law library at Yale) International Labour Organization Constitution, Current Issues, Press Releases, Links to other ILO Sites Sexuality, Gender and the Law (Lyonette Louis-Jacques) Sex Laws Worldwide (General and Heterosexual/Straight); Laws Relating to Gays; Lesbians; Bisexuals; Transgendered Folks; Includes Directories; Links; Discussion Groups UNICEF, The Progress of Nations Annual Report on Aspects of Civil Rights; Health; Women; Industrialised Countries Freedom in the World (Freedom House) Tables rating Countries and Territories for Political Rights and Civil Liberties on a Scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). From Freedom in the World (R.Kaplan ed.)(1997) Human Rights Interactive Network Focus on Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance. Urgent Appeals; Human Rights Journal on the Internet; Consumer Alert (Purchases financing Human Rights Violations); Directory of Organizations; Links; Online News Services and Magazines ReliefWeb(U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs) Current and Archival Information. Detailed Country Profiles to help the Humanitarian Community to prepare for and respond to Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. Profiles include Angola, Azerbaijan, DPP Korea, Iraq, Liberia, Somalia and Sudan. Special Section on Burundi and Rwanda. Bulletin of New Developments AIDWATCH Ensuring Australia Aid Dollars reach the Right People and the Environment; Alerts; Newsletters; Search Treaties /Various(UNHCR) Extensive treaty collection on Human Rights generally Human Rights(Trondheim) Gopher Links; WWW Links; Newsgroups; National Documents; Other Documents The Rule of law Outline ( Rule of law Foundation) Justice Reform in Emerging Democracies. Includes Search of Numerous Links and Full-Text Documents Equipo Nizkor (Lacabe/Dionis/Katz-Lacabe) Human Rights in Each Latin American Country; Links Impunidad(Katz-Lacabe/Dionis/Lacabe) Impunity from Investigation and Punishment; Reports; Conferences; Impunity Newsletter; Truth Commissions; Declarations; Equipo Nizkor Death Penalty - The Ultimate Revenge (The Bruderhof Communities) Issues and Perspectives; Feature Articles; Death Penalty Pros and Cons; Resources Death Penalty Information Center State by State Information; Reports; Race; Cost; Deterrence; Innocence; Women; Juveniles; Mental Retardation; International; Links Index on Censorship(OneWorld) Bi-Monthly Magazine for Free Speech Privacy and Human Rights (Global Internet Liberty Campaign) International Survey of Privacy Law and Practice including Privacy Threats; Defining Privacy; Right to Privacy; Technologies of Privacy Invasion; Country Reports International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (U.N./Hampton) World Food Programme The Food Aid Organization of the U.N. Press Releases; Field Operations; Emergency Report; Transport; Disaster Mitigation; Links States of Emergency Database (Queen's University of Belfast) Northern Ireland; China; El Salvador; India; Malaysia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Turkey; East Timor
Particular Situations
Turkey: No Security without Human Rights, 1996 (Amnesty International) Extensive Review of Human Rights Issues in Turkey Pinochet Case (Mining Company) Links to Amnesty International Statements; Documents on Chile under Pinochet; Washington Post Stories; Report on Criminal Procedures against Chilean and Argentinian Repressors in Spain (Lacabe); The Disappeared in Chile; House of Lords Cases; Human Rights Watch Statements; BBC Pinochet File; 20th Century Chilean History; US Documents on Military Coup of 1973 in Chile Free Burma Home Page Includes BurmaNet News, Burma Action Directory, Interviews, Specific Questions Capacity, Search for Burma Information Burma Project (Open Society Institute) Latest News, Human Rights, Burma Resources, International Response to Burma Crisis, Facts, Related Sites, Business and Burma, Tourism, SLORC Speaks AfroCentric Guide to the WWW(NETLiNKS) Comprehensive Guide to African American and Canadian Web Resources:Forum; Directory; Events; Authors and Poets Archive; History Archive; Mailing Lists; Salute to Black Women Truth and Reconciliation Commission Web Pages of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Includes Final Report; Statements and Press Releases; News; Hearings Schedule; Amnesty Committee Decisions; Submissions; Reports; Recommended Reading (Links) Sri Lanka: Wavering Commitment to Human Rights 1996 (Amnesty International) Report on Human Rights Issues on Both Sides of the Struggle Patrin (Courbet) Detailed Review of the Rroma People (Gypsies) with Extensive Links. Includes History; Culture Traditions; Organizations; Rights; Holocaust The Vanished Gallery Extensive Materials on the Disappearance of Thousands of People under Military Rule in Argentina between 1976 and 1983: The Victims; The Responsible; CONADEP; Human Rights Organizations; Further Reading Journal of the Coalition Against Dictatorship in Nigeria Explanation of the Coalition's Aims, Links to Sites related to Ken Saro-Wiwa and Nigeria Dalai Lama Home Page Human Rights in China News Update; Freedom of Association Report; Wang Dan Materials; Wei Jingshen Materials; Information and Links on Specific Topics including Children, Hong Kong, Dissidents; Law and Rights; Media and Censorship; Religious Freedom; Tibet; Women; Workers' Rights TimorNet(University of Coimbra) Information Service on East Timor covering History, Geography, Culture, News Digest, Links Bougainville Freedom Movement Large Collection of Press Releases and Newspaper Articles,Upcoming Events, Background Information Western Sahara Home Page (Martinoli) Weekly News, Latest United Nations Documents, Polisario Bulletin, Land and People, Human Rights, Bibliography Accion Zapatista Information on Grass-Roots Struggles in Chiapas and elsewhere in Mexico The State and Civil Liberties in the United Kingdom and Europe (Statewatch) Searchable database on prisons, immigration, racism, Northern Ireland, police, security and other issues Rights for All (Amnesty International) Campaign on the U.S. covering Violations behind Bars; Detention of Asylum-Seekers; Death Penalty; Police Brutality; Repression Trade States of Emergency Database (Queen's University of Belfast) Legislation on States of Emergency in Northern Ireland, China, El Salvador, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey and East Timor Non-Governmental Organizations Amnesty International Major Human Rights Site with Very Extensive Collection of Recent Materials American Civil Liberties Union Site including Church and State, Criminal Justice, Cyber-Liberties, Death Penalty, Free Speech,HIV/AIDS, Immigrants' Rights, Lesbian and Gay Rights, National Security, Racial Equality, Reproductive Rights, Students' Rights, Womens ' Rights, Workplace Rights. Anti-Defamation League The World's Leading Organization fighting Anti-Semitism. Site covers Latest News, Annual Report, Newsletter, Press Releases, Report Summaries, Search Home Page by Subject Lawyers Committee for Human Rights What's New; Lawyer-to Lawyer Network; Witness; NGO Access to International institutions ; Enforcing the Rule of Law; Refugees ; Advocacy Campaigns; Publications; Newsletter Avocats sans Frontieres Attorneys without Borders is an International Network of Lawyers, with headquarters in Belgium, dedicated to ensuring the right to equitable justice Redress Legal and Human Rights Organization to help Torture Survivors use Available Legal Remedies and to Campaign for Effective Remedies. Includes What's New; Research and Information; Law Reform; Public Awareness; Case Work; Redress Network; Advocacy and Campaigning; News; Links Religion The Holy See Freedom of Religion Links (American Communication Association) Religion or Belief Network: ROBIN (Tandem Project) Extensive Documentation and Materials relating to the implementation of the U.N.Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief Religious Human Rights in the World Today The Spring 1996 Emory International Law Review. Religious Perspectives on Religious Human Rights: Bible; Judaic Tradition; Qur'an; Religious Dimensions of Human Rights. Legal Perspectives on Religious Human Rights; Germany; United Kingdom; Eastern Europe; Middle East and North Africa; Africa; Latin America; United States The Religious Freedom Page (Hadden) Religious Freedom Around the World; Nation Profiles; Religious Freedom Reports; Contemporary Crises; Sacred Texts; Religious Freedom in the USA; The Constitution; Court Decisions; Religion in Public Life; Minorities and New Religions; Organizations; Universal Principles; Freedom Alert MOST Clearing House: Religious Rights (UNESCO) Introduction; Discussion Forum; National Constitutions ; International Legal Instruments; Bibliography Religious Freedom (ICRF) Reports on Religious Freedom by Country Jewish law Report (Touro) Refugees United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Basic Information on UNHCR and Refugees; Country-Specific Information; Photographs; Press Releases; Route to Articles by Topic; Refugees Magazine; Official Documents of UNHCR; Basic Reference Material RefWorld(UNHCR) Collection of Databases of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees including the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol, UNHCR Handbook for Determining Refugee Status and International Law Cases on Refugees and Asylum Seekers Refugees International Documentation and Links on Recent Refugee Issues U.S. Committee for Refugees News and Updates; Worldwide Refugee Information; Search by Region and Country; FAQ; Issues and Topics; USCR Publications and Resources Crisis in Central Africa (Interaction) Documents and Information from Non-Governmental Organizations; U.N. Bodies; News Agencies Australian Refugee Review Tribunal (AustLII) Decisions Bulletins, How to apply to the Tribunal, Searchable Decision Database, Annual Report, Press Releases Children United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Newsline; About UNICEF; Information; UNICEF Worldwide; Child Rights; Child Labour; Voices of Youth State of the World's Children 1999 (UNICEF) Focus on Education; Summary; News Features; Fact Sheets; Full Text of the Report; Impact of Armed Conflict on Children (Graca Machel/UNICEF) Convention on the Rights of the Child (Wiretap) Child Rights (UNICEF) About the Convention on the Rights of the Child ; The Process; Its Status; Resources; Current Issues; Making a Difference Child Rights Floor (Children's House) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC); CROC Ratifications List; Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children; Infanticide in China; Links Database on Research and Information on Children's Rights (Childwatch International) Searchable Database Child Labour Today Includes Photo Library; Lives of Child Workers; Statistics; News; Research and Reports; The Bigger Picture
Torture
Prohibition of Torture (Doddel Server/Ingelse) Committee against Torture (1994 Annual Report, Comments on State Reports, Decisions, Guidelines, Press Releases, Document Search), Convention against Torture, European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture , Protection from Torture, Ill-Treatment and Disappearance, Rights of Prisoners and Detainees, Annual Report of Special Rapporteur on Torture 1994, U.N. Standards, Guidelines and International Instruments
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