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| Global Studies and Peace Resources | ||||||||||
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| Center for World Indigenous Studies | ||||||||||
| Information on indigenous governments worldwide. Includes researchers and organizations, as well as documents relating to the social, political, strategic, economic and human rights situations being faced by Fourth World nations. | ||||||||||
| EnviroLink | ||||||||||
| One of the largest online environmental information resources available. | ||||||||||
| INCORE: Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| This joint initiative of the University of Ulster and United Nations University focuses on the study and resolution of conflict. Offers data and information on countries in conflict, plus links to web resources. | ||||||||||
| NativeWeb | ||||||||||
| A comprehensive site on indigenous people worldwide. | ||||||||||
| The Nonviolence Web | ||||||||||
| Links to organizations, discussion groups, and information on issues relating to nonviolence. | ||||||||||
| OneWorld Supersite | ||||||||||
| An Internet community of 120 organizations leading the way for human rights and sustainable development worldwide. | ||||||||||
| Peace and Conflict Archives | ||||||||||
| Includes the Peace List--a peace studies discussion group, and the Peace Studies Archive--a depository for information on peace studies. Links are given to bibliographies, book and article reviews, conferences, dissertations, and more. | ||||||||||
| PeaceNet | ||||||||||
| Dedicated to "peace, social and economic justice, human rights and the struggle against racism," this site is a "repository for current information about issues ranging from disarmament, economic justice, immigrant rights, the prison system, indigenous peoples, poverty, children's rights and many others." | ||||||||||
| Rainforest Action Network | ||||||||||
| Information on endangered rainforests, campaigns, boycotts, and pointers to numerous other environmental organizations. | ||||||||||
| WomensNet | ||||||||||
| Supports "women's organizations worldwide by providing and adapting telecommunications technology to enhance their work." It links to alerts, activist sites, health/reproductive rights, women and technology, and women's organizations. | ||||||||||
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| International Organizations: | ||||||||||
| Amnesty International Online | ||||||||||
| contains information about the organization, documents, and links to other chapters worldwide. | ||||||||||
| Annual Reports of Amnesty International | ||||||||||
| Country and Region Reports from Amnesty International | ||||||||||
| American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science and Human Rights Program | ||||||||||
| contains information about the organization, publications and projects, as well as links to other human rights organizations and networks. | ||||||||||
| Committee to Protect Journalists | ||||||||||
| features links to articles, news releases, reports, a newsletter, alerts, and information about freedom of the press worldwide. | ||||||||||
| Cultural Survival | ||||||||||
| is an organization dedicated to the rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities worldwide. This site contains information on the organization, its projects, membership, and publications. | ||||||||||
| Human Rights Watch | ||||||||||
| investigates human rights abuses around the world. This site offers general information about the organization as well as its projects and publications, such as the often-cited Human Rights Watch World Report 2000. | ||||||||||
| International Committee of the Red Cross | ||||||||||
| provides information on the mission and projects of the organization, international humanitarian law, publications, and graphics. | ||||||||||
| Lawyers Committee for Human Rights | ||||||||||
| contains information about the organization, reports, press releases, and worldwide alerts. The goal of this group is to advance international human rights standards, protect refugee rights, and support local non-governmental organizations. | ||||||||||
| Peace Brigades International | ||||||||||
| is an organization "exploring and implementing nonviolent approaches to peacekeeping and support for basic human rights." The site offers information about the organization, projects worldwide, publications, and directories of organizations worldwide. | ||||||||||
| Human Rights Documents | ||||||||||
| Project Diana: Online Human Rights Archive | ||||||||||
| collects treaties, secondary sources, court decisions, legal briefs, cases, bibliographies, and current information from human rights NGOs. | ||||||||||
| Multilateral Project | ||||||||||
| is designed to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. | ||||||||||
| University of Minnesota Human Rights Library | ||||||||||
| contains a collection of the most important international human rights treaties and other instruments, decisions, resolutions, and bibliographies. It is the most comprehensive site on the web for international human rights law and has one of the best collections of links to other human rights sites. | ||||||||||
| Regional and Country Sites | ||||||||||
| Africa | ||||||||||
| African Human Rights Resource Center | ||||||||||
| contains a collection of human rights materials focusing on Africa and links to other African resources and sites. | ||||||||||
| About Human Rights in Western Sahara | ||||||||||
| offers documents and interviews concerning human rights in the region. | ||||||||||
| Angola Peace Monitor | ||||||||||
| is a monthly, online journal produced by ACTSA--Action for Southern Africa. It offers up-to-date information on human rights activities in Angola. | ||||||||||
| Asia | ||||||||||
| Human Rights in China | ||||||||||
| offers information on the current human rights situation in China and publications including China Rights Forum. | ||||||||||
| Australasia | ||||||||||
| Australian Human Rights and Civil Rights Papers | ||||||||||
| contains a number of papers and links relating to human rights. It focuses on Australian issues and matters but also contains a number of international links. | ||||||||||
| Action for Aboriginal Rights | ||||||||||
| supplies information on current Australian Indigenous issues. It also contains links to other indigenous sites. | ||||||||||
| Europe | ||||||||||
| European Court of Human Rights | ||||||||||
| Information about the Court, pending cases, judgments, basic text, press releases, and speeches. | ||||||||||
| UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
| Latest documents and news, basic legal documents, tribunal cases and publications, and more. | ||||||||||
| Latin America | ||||||||||
| Human Rights in Latin America | ||||||||||
| is one of the most comprehensive sites available for information and documents produced by human rights organizations focusing on Latin America. | ||||||||||
| Center for International Policy | ||||||||||
| offers information on issues pertaining to human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as links to related sites. | ||||||||||
| CEA CISA: Plataforma de Información del Pueblo Indio | ||||||||||
| is a Spanish-language site offering links to resources pertaining to the indigenous peoples of Latin America. | ||||||||||
| Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | ||||||||||
| offers its annual reports (1991-1996), decisions, and findings in Adobe PDF format. | ||||||||||
| Inter-American Court of Human Rights | ||||||||||
| provides basic documents, case law, and press releases from the court. | ||||||||||
| The Mayan Connection/Los Cimientos Alliance | ||||||||||
| offers information in Spanish and English concerning the Mayans in Guatemala and southern Mexico. | ||||||||||
| Derechos Humanos en México | ||||||||||
| provides Spanish-language reports, documents, and bulletins from numerous human rights organizations in Mexico, as well as links to other related sites and resources. | ||||||||||
| CubaNet | ||||||||||
| is a non-profit organization whose aim is to foster free press in Cuba and to disseminate information about Cuba throughout the world. Their site contains news reports, analyses, and other documentation that focuses on promoting civil liberties and political freedom in Cuba. | ||||||||||
| Middle East | ||||||||||
| Ariga News Service | ||||||||||
| Covers peace in the Middle East and includes daily updates, weekly editorials, The Middle East Peace Report, and more. | ||||||||||
| Iranian Human Rights Working Group | ||||||||||
| is an Internet-based group committed to improving human rights in Iran. It offers appeals, press releases, and current cases on Iranian refugees. Information is available in English and Persian, and there are other general human rights sites. | ||||||||||
| North America | ||||||||||
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) | ||||||||||
| is the leading US human rights/civil liberties organization. | ||||||||||
| News Services and Online Periodicals | ||||||||||
| Human Rights Brief | ||||||||||
| is an official publication of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Washington College of Law at American University. | ||||||||||
| Journal of Humanitarian Assistance | ||||||||||
| published at the University of Cambridge, covers all aspects of humanitarian assistance worldwide. | ||||||||||
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