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          | Human Rights Last Updated: 7-23-2009
General Resources | Minorities & Indigenous Peoples | Peace | Poverty | Race | Refugees General Human Rights ResourcesUniversity of Minnesota Human Rights LibraryPositioned at the top of our list because it's one of the most comprehensive collections of human rights resources on the Web. ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law - Human RightsAn excellent research guide maintained by Marci Hoffman for the American Society of International Law. Equal Rights TrustSelf-described as "an independent organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice." For research, see the Virtual Library on Equality, which now includes the Public Interest Law Institute's "Database on Anti Discrimination and Equality Law" (formerly DADEL). Human Rights WatchA good source of news about current human rights issues. The focus of this site is on world peace, but there is also information about other human rights issues. The organization describes itself as follows: "Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Project DIANAProject DIANA is an online human rights archive maintained by Yale Law School. Includes cases and other documents. European Court of Human RightsUnited Nations Human Rights Web PageU.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesU.S. Department of State Human Rights PageMinorities & Indigenous PeoplesCenter for World Indigenous StudiesHealth & Human Rights of Indigenous PersonsProvided by the UN World Health Organization. International Work Group for Indigenous AffairsMinority Rights Group InternationalAn international human rights organization "working to secure rights for ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous people around the world." Our library subscribes to several of this organization's publications, which are also available online at this site.
Native American Rights Fund
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