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Human Rights Last Updated: 5-7-2012
General Resources | Minorities & Indigenous Peoples
| 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 FirstAn organization working to end human rights abuses. Homepage includes links to human rights news around the globe. 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 FundIncludes the Tribal Law Gateway , a portal to the laws of federally recognized tribes. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous IssuesPovertyInstitute on Race and PovertyNational Center for Law and Economic JusticeUNDP - United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Committee on Migrant WorkersAnti-Racism SitesAntiRacismNetInstitute on Race and Poverty (U. of Minnesota)United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationRefugees & AsylumAmnesty International - Refugees and MigrantsHuman Rights Watch - RefugeesInternational Refugee Rights InitiativeStudy Guide on RefugeesProvided by Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesSexual OrientationACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender ProjectGay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)National Gay & Lesbian Task ForceWar & PeaceAfghan Documentation CenterJoint project of the War Crimes Research Office and Pence Law Library at American University Washington College of Law documenting human rights abuses in Afghanistan since 1971. 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." Web Genocide Documentation Centre: Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass KillingUnited Nations & DecolonizationUnited Nations Office for Disarmament AffairsUnited Nations Committee Against TortureUnited Nations E-MINE: Electronic Mine Information NetworkUnited Nations Peace & Security Web SiteUnited Nations Peacekeeping HomeUnited Nations Security Council InformationUnited Nations Office of the Special Representative for . . . Children & Armed ConflictWomen's RightsEqual Rights AdvocatesUnited Nations Commission on the Status of WomenUnited Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against WomenWomen's Human Rights ResourcesMaintained by the Bora Laskin Law Library, U. of Toronto. WomensNet - site reported down 5/7/09WomenWatch - The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of WomenHuman Rights Watch "Women's Rights Landmark Sex Crimes Verdict" pageContains information and documents about violence against women generally and specifically in Bosnia, Hercegovina and Sierra Leone. Other United Nations Sites Focusing on Human Rights and Humanitarian ConcernsUnited Nations Research Guide for Human Rights DocumentsA good place to start if you are unfamiliar with research involving UN documents. This is the human rights section of a guide prepared by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjšld Library that "provides an overview of the various types of documents and publications issued by the Organization (e.g, reports, resolutions, meeting records, sales publications, press releases) and gives guidance on how to work with them. Includes links to UN charter-based and treaty-based bodies, human rights conferences and declarations, and a human rights pathfinder. United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsUnited Nations Human Rights CouncilUnited Nations Human Rights CommitteeUnited Nations Humanitarian AffairsUnited Nations ReliefWeb (humanitarian information)United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsUnited Nations Enable: Promoting the Rights and Dignity of Persons with DisabilitiesUnited Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child |
