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Center For Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Washington College of Law, American University

Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Washington College of Law, The American University

4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-8084
E-mail: humlaw@wcl.american.edu

Other Human Rights Sites on the Internet

Human Rights Resources

American Association for the Advancement of Science Directory of Human Rights - A directory of non-governmental human rights organizations from around the world, which is searchable by topic and date.

Center for Global Law & Practice - The Syracuse University Law School Center for Global Law and Practice, directed by Professor Donna E. Arzt, providing information about Center activities and links to other sites.

Coalition for International Justice - Coverage of the War Crimes Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as related primary and secondary documents for the Tribunals.

DIANA - An international human rights database maintained by the University of Cincinnati's College of Law.

DIANA Human Rights Database - Yale Law School's international archive of human rights legal documentation, organized by subject and country.

The Holocaust Rescuers' Bibliography - A list of books, websites, and other resources pertaining to the Holocaust and Holocaust survivors.

Human Rights Asia Pacific - An Asia-specific human rights database maintained by the School of Social Science at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.

The Human Rights Brief - Publication of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the Washington College of Law analyzing current topics in international human rights law.

Institute for Global Communications - An international coalition providing communications and information-sharing tools to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and citizen activists working for social change in more than 130 countries.

International Student Festival in Trondheim - Created by a coalition of students from Trondheim, Norway, this site contains a collection of human rights documents and links to human rights organizations around the world.

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library - Searchable archive of human rights documents from numerous organizations, including the UN, the Inter-American Human Rights System, and U.S. human rights legislation.

Multilateral Documents and Conventions - An ongoing project at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments.

One World Online - Newspaper-style format of current human rights topics. Organized by subject, including economy, land rights, conservation and genetics.

Reebok Human Rights Awards Page - Established in 1988, the Reebok Human Rights Awards honors individuals 30 or younger who have contributed significantly to the cause of human rights. Site has pictures of award winners and links to human rights organizations.

Organizations

Amnesty International - Founded in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize winning human rights organization. Site contains a searchable library of Amnesty International documents, information about current campaigns and links to other organizations.

Amnesty International USA - The United States section of Amnesty International. Site contains links to current campaigns, urgent action appeals, and information on current events.

Asian Human Rights Commission - An independent non-governmental body that seeks to promote greater awareness of human rights in Asia and obtain relief for the victims of human rights violations in the region, its web site includes individual country articles and urgent appeals.

CICC International Criminal Court Home Page - The primary NGO provider of online information about the International Criminal Court. Site contains information on the Rome Treaty conference, as well as documents from the United Nations, governments, non-governmental organizations and other sources. Site accessible in English, French and Spanish.

Committee to Protect Journalists - The Committee to Protect Journalists is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to monitor abuses against the press and promote press freedom around the world.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation - The Electronic Frontier Foundation, founded in 1990, works to protect privacy and freedom of expression in the arena of computers and the Internet. Site contains information about current events, the Blue Ribbon campaign for online free speech, and a searchable archive.

Fourth World Documentation Project - The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS), founded in 1984, is dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic, and political realities of indigenous nations. Site contains a searchable archive of documents and links to other indigenous sites.

Freedom House - Freedom House was founded nearly sixty years ago by Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, and other Americans concerned with the mounting threats to peace and democracy. Site contains information about Freedom House programs and publications.

Globalvision's "Rights and Wrongs" Human Rights Television News Magazine - Founded in 1987, Globalvision is an independent film and television production company, renowned for its television documentaries on human rights. Site contains an interactive map showing human rights information from around the world and information about human rights programming.

HURPEC - Human Rights and Peace Campaign Nepal is an youth human rights organization. This site contains exclusive information about human rights and peace in Nepal and through out the world.

Human Rights Internet - Founded in 1976, this organization's objective is to support the work of non-governmental human rights organizations by providing accurate and up-to-date human rights information. The site includes an internet directory of organizations, an international human rights document center, a UN information database, education resources, urgent alerts, a world calendar of events, and job postings.

Human Rights Watch - The largest U.S.-based human rights organization, founded in 1978, working to end a broad range of human rights abuses. The site contains information on current events, HRW campaigns, and HRW publications. Accessible in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, Portugese, Arabic and English..

Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights - Founded in 1978, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights focuses on building legal institutions. The searchable site contains information about current events, action appeals and LCHR publications.

PEN American Center - The largest of more than 120 Centers worldwide that compose International PEN. International Pen was founded in 1921 and seeks to protect freedom of expression. Site contains information about current events, writing contests, grants and other PEN programs.

Physicians for Human Rights - Founded in 1986, Physicians for Human Rights is an organization of health professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens working to investigate and prevent human rights violations through innovations in medical and forensic sciences. Site contains information about current campaigns and research projects and PHR publications.

United Nations and Government Human Rights Sites

United Nations Homepage - Contains news, links to UN documents and databases, as well as a special section on human rights.

United Nations High Commission for Refugees - Accessible in English, French, German, Japanese and Korean, this site contains press releases and information on refugee situations worldwide, photographs, and UN reports.

US State Department Human Rights Practices Reports - Country reports on human rights practices submitted annually to Congress by the State Department.

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