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Introduction to Human Rights Information on the Web
Among the most prevalent human rights documents available on the web are conventions and treaties, reports on human rights violations in specific countries, human rights news and actions on behalf of victims of human rights violations, death penalty information. You can also find reports and decisions from international bodies and tribunals of inquiry, national legislation and jurisprudence, articles on general human and civil rights issues, and information which is issue specific (for example, Children's Rights, Indigenous People's Rights).
(I wish to acknowledge my debt to Margarita Lacabe, of Derechos Human Rights, who compiled the Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet, from which I have gathered inspiration and information). You may access this site at
http://www.derechos.org
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Non-Governmental Organsiations (NGOs) Sites
Actionaid Ireland:
An independent Irish organisation. It works in partnership with communities long term and is part of a larger international affiliation working in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America with over 3 million people.http://www.actionaidireland.org
Amnesty International:
An extensive site for research which includes a repository for Amnesty documents.Amnesty Ireland :
Bread for the World Institute:
You can view a synopsis of the annual Hunger Report. This site is dedicated to the issues surrounding world hunger.(You may also wish to view the site of the International Famine Centre based in University College Cork, Ireland:
http://www.ucc.ie/famine).
Derechos Human Rights
: An internet based organisation whose purpose is to work for the promotion and respect of human rights all over the world using the internet as a primary information and communication tool. They have also compiled the Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet with extensive links, information on mailing lists, newsgroups, chat rooms, privacy.
Disaster Relief Organisation:
East Timor Solidarity:
This site addresses the East Timorese struggle; links and resources are provided.
Envirolink :
Covering environmental issues and animal rights
Free Burma:
This single page serves as an easy to remember URL and signpost to the many resources and links for the promotion and establishment of Democracy in Burma.
Free Tibet Campaign:
Standing for the Tibetans' right to decide their own future. It campaigns for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and for the Tibetans' fundamental human rights to be respected.
Greenpeace:
Current campaigns on nuclear issues, climate, ocean dumping.
Human Rights in China:
Chinese Human Rights Resources with extensive links to Chinese Human Rights and democracy internet resources.
Human Rights Internet:
An "international NGO, documentation centre and publishing house". Founded in 1976 Human Rights Internet is a premier site for the exchange of information within the world-wide human rights community. It is very useful for human rights NGOs, human rights activists and lawyers providing access to databases, online discussion forums.
Human Rights Watch:
"dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world" which at present is hosting special initiatives on Academic Freedom, Corporations and Human Rights, Drugs and Human Rights, Prison Conditions, the United States.
Hungarian Human Rights Foundation: Formed in 1976 the Hungarian Human Rights Foundation translates, analyses and disseminates reliable studies and reports on the human rights conditions of minority communities in Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine. The Foundation houses an extensive computerised database. The website is presented in Hungarian, Slovak and English.
Institute for Global Communications:
This site incorporates peacenet and many others providing access to information on peace, human rights, environment , economic and social justice issues.http://www.igc.org/
International Red Cross:
http://www.icrc.ch/
Multinational Monitor:
This is the website of the US based 'Multinational Monitor' which traces corporate activities, particularly in developing countries.
On War:
Published by the International Committee of the Red Cross in partnership with OneWorld Online, this site is the online tribune of the People on War Project. "In a worldwide consultation, mainly in post-conflict settings, civilians and combatants alike were asked how they viewed their experience in war, what basic rules they expected to apply in war, why these rules break down and what there expectations for the future were".
One World:
A resource on development issues with campaigns updates and links to other relevant sites.
Prisoners Abroad:
A UK based charity providing services to British nationals held overseas in prison.http://www.prisonersabroad.org.uk/
Survival for tribal peoples:
Survival is a world-wide organisation supporting tribal peoples. It stands for their right to decide their own future and helps them protect their lives, lands and human rights.
The Burma Project:
This site is dedicated to increasing international awareness of conditions in Burma and helping the country make a transition from a closed to an open society.http://www.soros.org/burma.html
World Conservation Monitoring Centre:
The World Conservation Monitoring Centre provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information systems of their own. Programmes concentrate on Forests, Species, Protected Areas, Marine and Freshwaters, Habitats affected by climate change such as polar regions. WCMC also addresses the relationship between trade and the environment and the broader facets of biodiversity assessment.
World Organisation Against Torture:
http://www.omct.org/
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Developing World Sites
Afronet:
The main issues comprise human rights and development with many useful links to specific countries.
Alternative Information and Development Centre, South Africa:
This site gives a South African perspective on human rights and development issues; includes a useful list of other sites.
Arabnet:
This site covers the Arab world, North Africa and the Middle East, with information on different countries and their history, geography, culture.
Brazilian Justice and Peace Service (SEJUP):
Provides a wide range of information and case studies on Brazil with lots of useful links.
Goal:
An Irish relief and development agency dedicated to providing aid to street children and refugees.
Grameen Bank:
Based in Bangladesh, the Grameen Bank site provides information on women's issues, development and related concerns.
Oxfam:
An organisation for development advocacy, relief agency working to put an end to poverty world-wide.
Palestine: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition.
Sierra Leone: For current information relating to Sierra Leone - Political, Cultural and Social.
The Group of 77:
A coalition of UN-member Third World Countries that aims to provide the means for the developing world to articulate and promote its collective economic interests.
Trocaire:
An Irish development organisation which "envisages a world where people's dignity is ensured, where basic needs are met, where there is equity in the distribution of resources and where people are free to be the authors of their own development". This site provides many useful links.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa:
- The Official Commission web site of the body investigating human rights abuses during the apartheid era.
Turkey:
The internet portal for all aspects of contemporary Turkish life.
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United Nations:
The UN site contains all treaties in the UN Treaty Database, along with information on the ratification of all treaties deposited with the UN. There is a relevant guide to UN documents, with details on the Bosnia and Rwanda War Crimes Tribunals, the International Criminal Court.
United Nations Environment Programme
: For an analysis of major environmental issues and concerns.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:
This site was inaugurated on Human Rights Day 1996, it contains large sections of the material produced by the diverse UN human rights bodies. This site also contains up-to-date press releases by the UNHCHR.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees:
This site provides Country specific information on refugees, summary of the annual state of the World's Refugees.
United Nations Cyber Schoolbus:
This site provides a lot of educational information, ideas, quizzes, a bookstore.http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus
UNICEF
: Children's Rights Information Network.
Womenwatch:
A U.N. site focused on Women's issues worldwide.
World Bank
: Wide ranging information on economics, trade, education.
Worldwide Governments on the Web
: An excellent research site, with information by country and region, on Parliaments, politicians.
Department for International Development (DfID):
The official site for the British Governments' Aid Programmes.
Ireland Aid:
This is the Overseas Development Co-operation Programme of the Irish Government.
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General Sites
Anne Frank (1929-1945) Online:
Information from the Anne Frank Centre in Amsterdam including a biography illustrated with photographs.
Anti-Racism:
Crosspoint Anti-Racism - A directory of links categorised by country or topic. Crosspoint currently links over 1700 organisations in 110 countries.http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint
Deafblind UK:
This is a membership organisation, the aims of which are "to further the interests of deafblind persons by every means and in every way open to it, deafblind to include those substantially deprived of sight and hearing".
Death Penalty Links:
The Disappeared - Project Disappeared:
E-Conflict World Encyclopaedia:
With over 1,400 pages of content intended to "eradicate conflict by building cultural awareness".
Falun Gong:
Falun Gong is defined as "cultivation practice". Practitioners cultivate their hearts in harmony with the principles of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance.
Fight Racism:
http://www.fight-racism.org/index.htm
Freedom of Expression:
http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/speech/
Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural Survival:
Information Technology for Older People:
View an Australian website which provides extensive global links on issues related to equality of access to the internet for older people, training in computers, travel, lifestyle.http://www.seniorsonline.net.au
In Motion Magazine: An Online magazine promoting human and civil rights:
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com
Institute of War and Peace Reporting: -
The IWPR aims to contribute to the resolution of conflict and to the strengthening of civil society and the rule of Law. It focuses on the Balkans, the Caucasas and other areas in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This web site features the work of the Serbian journalist Miroslav Filipovic, who has been named online journalist of the year.
National Deaf Children's Society:
Romani Culture and History: The Patrin Web Journal is dedicated to Romani Culture and History and to extending awareness of the continuous Roma struggle to achieve and maintain dignity and freedom.
Save the Children:
Sierra Leone: For current information on Sierra Leone - Political, Social, Cultural.
Survival for tribal peoples
: A world-wide organisation supporting tribal peoples. It stands for their right to decide their own future and helps them protect their lives, lands and human rights.
The Good Spider:
This site was launched by the Irish charity Concern and it allows users to help feed the world by simply visiting The Good Spider for just one second each day.
The Irish Times Online:
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa:
- Official web site of the body investigating human rights abuses during the apartheid period.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library:
A premier human rights site, the Human Rights Library is focused on international materials and contains declarations, treaties, resolutions, opinions, decisions from international tribunals and treaty bodies. An excellent education section is provided with links to other sites.
University College Cork:
http://www.ucc.ie/ucc/depts/sociology
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Actionaid Ireland: An independent Irish organisation. It works in partnership with communities long term and is part of a larger international affiliation working in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America with over 3 million people.
http://www.actionaidireland.org
Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO): APSO aims to contribute to improvements in the living conditions of communities in developing countries by bringing together human resources, skills and local capacities in the pursuit of development, peace and justice. APSO enables skilled people from Ireland and from developing countries to share knowledge and skills.
Alzheimer Society of Ireland: Dealing with all issues relating to Dementia, Dementia Services, Standards of Care, Fundraising, Newsletter.
Amnesty Ireland:
Bóthar: An Irish Charity, based in Limerick, focusing on Agricultural Development, Dairy Farm Animals, Training, Veterinary Supplies.
Burma Action Ireland: Campaigning for democracy and human rights in Burma, with links to global online resources on Burma.
http://www.freespeech.org/bai/
Combat Poverty Ireland: A statutory body which acts as a catalyst for change and as a centre of expertise and advice, helping to mobilise for change in favour of people living in poverty in Ireland.
Comhlámh: A volunteer membership organisation, set up by returned development workers in solidarity. Actively campaigning on asylum seeker issues, effective development work, food security.
Concern: Concern is a voluntary, non-denominational organisation. Through overseas project work and development education in Ireland Concern aims to heighten the awareness of issues and outline the structural changes needed in areas such as trade and debt.
Debt and Development Coalition Ireland (DDCI): The Debt and Development Coalition Ireland is comprised of organisations and individuals who share common concerns about the debt crisis. Members' of the coalition include development agencies, religious congregations, trades unions, women's groups and individuals.
Dóchas: The Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations working for global justice. The vision of Dóchas is to contribute to a just world where basic needs are met, where individuals are empowered, where human rights are upheld and equity exists in the distribution and management of resources.
Edith Wilkins Hope Foundation: The Foundation provides aid and support to underprivileged street children and other persons in Calcutta.
Focus Ireland: Focus Ireland aims to advance the rights of homeless people to live in a place they call home through quality housing, services, research and advocacy.
Goal: An Irish relief and development agency dedicated to providing aid to street children and refugees.
Gorta: (The Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland) - is active in the international effort to eliminate hunger in the developing countries of Africa, Asia and South America through the promotion of self-help agricultural development programs. This is achieved by building partnerships with local people in developing countries, through the provision of machinery, seeds, tools and the maintenance of training to ensure continuity and sustainability.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service - Seirbhis Fuilaistriuchain na hÉireann:
Irish Council for Civil Liberties - Comhairle Um Chearta an duine: ICCL is a non-governmental organisation, which was founded in 1976. It works actively to promote a tolerant, inclusive, pluralist and secular society in Ireland.
Irish Penal Reform Trust: The Irish Penal Reform Trust campaigns for the creation of a more rational and humane penal system and promotes constructive approaches to offenders.
National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA): 76 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.
National Committee for Development Education: The National Committee for Development Education (NCDE) was established in 1994 by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs under the aegis of Irish Aid, the official overseas development cooperation programme of the Irish Government. Along with other agencies and organisations, NCDE works to promote and support development education. The NCDE offices (16-20 South Cumberland Street, Dublin 2), include a resource centre which specialises in development education materials and is open to the public.
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism: "The overall aim of the Committee is to provide an ongoing structure to develop programs and actions aimed at developing an integrated approach against racism and to act in a policy advisory role to the Government".
http://homepage.eircom.net/~racismctee
National Disease Surveillance Centre: The administration office of the centre is located at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Lower Grand Canal St., Dublin 2.
Oxfam Ireland: A development and relief agency working to eliminate poverty worldwide. The agency depends mainly on donations from the public and income from its Charity Shops.
Parenting: A web site dedicated to 'the ups and downs of parenting' with related links on child development issues.
Self Help Development International: Self Help International works for long-term famine prevention. The aim of the organisation is to help people to become self sufficient through developing their land. Self Help Programmes are dedicated to the priorities of each local area with involvement from people in the community utilising their ideas, labour, skills.
The Ark: A cultural centre for children situated in the heart of Temple Bar, Dublin. The web site has been developed for and with children.
The International Famine Centre, University College Cork: The International Famine Centre at University College Cork "aims to commemorate the more than one million people who died and nearly two million who were exiled during Ireland's Great Famine by working to prevent the present-day recurrence of famine elsewhere in the world".
The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Valuing Childhood : The ISPCC has been protecting children and championing their rights since 1889.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: A voluntary organisation working with the poor and disadvantaged, promoting self-sufficiency and social justice. Links provided to sites of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at home and abroad.
Torture: Amnesty International is launching an International Campaign Against Torture on 18th October 2000. Details of the Campaign available at:
Travellers' Youth Service: Exchange House Travellers' Service based in Dublin are the main providers of youth support, money advice and welfare rights services to the travelling community in Dublin, Ireland.
Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment: The VOICE web site focuses on issues of Rainforest Destruction and Human Rights.
Volunteer Resource Centre: The Volunteer Resource Centre's site listing, among other things, resources on volunteering held in the centre's specialist library.
http://www.volunteeringireland.com
West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation: Croí - The West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation based in Galway. This site provides information on medical care, forthcoming events, fundraising, memorabilia on offer.
World Vision Ireland: World Vision Ireland is a registered Irish charity whose aim is to promote justice through a long term commitment to community focused development and the delivery of emergency relief aid to assist in situations of conflict or disaster.
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