Gateways and Guides
- HuriSearch: Human Rights Search EngineTopical search engine that examines over 5,000 human rights websites. Includes sites from NGOs, IGOs, Academic Institutions, and National Human Rights Institutions.
- University of Minnesota Human Rights LibraryKey site for researchers and practitioners. Full-text of important treaties and conventions, research guides and pathfinders, refugee and asylum resources, and more.
- Human Security GatewayGood gateway which provides academic articles, journal articles, reports, news, fact sheets, & more from hundreds of human rights related think-tanks, centers, institutes, organizations, news agencies, etc.
- HumanRights.govHumanRights.gov is the official United States Government (USG) website for human rights related information.
- United Nations : Human RightsGateway for Human Rights information from the United Nations. Includes Thematic Issues, International Courts and Tribunals, and other resources.
- Human Rights Collections - CRL GlobalTopic guide on Human Rights from the Center for Research Libraries. Includes information on related CRL collections as well as additional resources.
- United Nations Libraries Research Guides: Human RightsAn excellent guide to UN bodies concerned with human rights. Links to treaties, committees, libraries and databases. Thesaurus and suggestions for search terms for subjects.
Documents, Reports, and Other Publications
- Amnesty International Library Online Documentation ArchivePublications including reports, news releases and urgent actions, 1996 to the present. Search by country, region, theme, etc. Documents are available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
- Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research (CHRDR)Columbia University. "...official designated repository for the archives of major Human Rights organizations such as Amnesty International USA, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch."
- Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesU.S. Dept of State annual reports to Congress on the status of internationally recognized human rights practices per country. Online archive from 1999-present.
- Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary SourcesThis online reference tool contains primary source documents that focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic.
- Freedom House ReportsProvides comparative reports on a number of topics including Freedom in the World, Freedom on the Net, and Freedom of the Press from around the world.
- Geneva ConventionsFull text, commentaries and parties to the Geneva Conventions and additional protocols.
- Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI)University of Texas. "...committed to the long-term preservation of fragile and vulnerable records of human rights struggles worldwide, the promotion and secure usage of human rights archival materials, and the advancement of human rights research and advocacy around the world."
- Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe full text of the UN Declaration.
- United Nations : Universal Periodic ReviewUPR "is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States once every four years."
Articles Databases
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowIndex focusing on public affairs, public and social policies and international relations. Provides references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, and more. Covers 1914 to present.
- Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new windowGender Studies Database combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship.
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new windowThe International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) provides citations in social science and interdisciplinary research, with broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Subject areas include sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, ethnography, demography, education and more. 1951-Present. Individual publication coverage varies by title.
Organizations
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights.
- Carter CenterThe Carter Center works for international political and civil rights. See "News & Publications" for mulitple types of resources.
- Human Rights InternetHuman Rights Internet (HRI) is committed to promoting human rights and social justice, through providing opportunities to prepare human rights leaders of the future, practicing ‘quiet diplomacy’, and preserving human rights documentation.
- Human Rights WatchInvestigates and exposes human rights violations. Like Amnesty International, HRW is truly one of the leading rights organizations. And like Amnesty, the high quality of its work is reflected in its endorsement and use by governments, the media, activists, scholars and others. Its independence has lent credence to its objectivity.
- ICTJ : International Center for Transitional Justice"...works to help societies in transition address legacies of massive human rights violations and build civic trust in state institutions as protectors of human rights."
- International Crisis GroupThis non-governmental organization offers numerous reports online that analyze local conditions in countries at risk. Search by country or thematic issue such as international terrorism, climate change, or energy.
- WITNESS"...uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations" ... "empowers human rights defenders to use video to fight injustice, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools that can pressure those in power or with power to act."
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