Latest additions to Human Rights Web Directory
http:www.warchild.org.uk - This organisation helps children affected by war throughout the world. The charity Irish Refugee Trust is working at present with War Child in Rwanda.
http:www.colombiareport.org - This web-based magazine has been online for the past number of months. It provides history and analysis of the conflict in Colombia, including the drug war and the escalating U.S. involvement. It is a resource for anyone interested in Colombia, especially writers and editorialists.
http:www.rawa.org - This pro-democracy, pro-women's rights Revolutionary Association of Afghan Women (RAWA), founded in 1977, is the only organisation of Afghan women fighting for women's rights and a democratic, secular government in Afghanistan. It has about 2,000 members, half in Afghanistan and half in Pakistan. RAWA runs clandestine homebased schools for refugee girls and boys in Pakistan, as well as literacy courses for women in both countries. RAWA has mobile health teams in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the hospital they have been running for about 11 years is on the verge of closing, as they can barely afford to finance it. RAWA also organises income-generating projects for Afghan women. RAWA provides human rights organisations with reports about violations carried out by the Taliban.
http://www.bahrainbrief.com - This Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) provides a monthly Newsletter on human rights and politics in Bahrain. Each issue contains a main article on a political topic in the Gulf emirate and several 'news in brief' items which focus on human rights.
http://www.uichr.org - The University of Iowa Centre for Human Rights founded in 1999 as a direct outgrowth of a year-long University Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948.
http://www.euromedrights.net - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) is a network of human rights organisations based in more than 20 countries from the region. It was established in 1997 to support the Universal Principles of human rights as expressed in the Barcelona Declaration.
http://www.reliefweb.int - This site has information on "natural disasters" throughout the world including reports on recent flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal. A regular supply of situation reports, updates, press releases.
http://www.arabia.com - A useful portal for the Arab world in general.
http://www.info.gov.il/eng - The Israeli Government.
http://www.pna.net - The Palestine Authority.
http://www.apso.ie - (Agency for Personal Service Overseas). APSO, the national agency which enables professional men and women to share their skills with communities in the developing world, is part of Ireland Aid, the Government's overseas development assistance programme.
http://www.unescosources.org - The online version of the monthly information magazine from the UN's Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - including Human Rights Issues, World Heritage, Education, Culture, Peace.
http://www.casa-alianza.org - Covenant House - a private social service agency that cares for street children in Central America.
Media Sites:
http://www.jpost.com - The Jerusalem Post
http://granma.cu/index.html - The site of the official-line Cuban newspaper Granma (in English).
http://www.nationaudio.com - Kenyan Daily Nation.
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/eastafrican/current - The East African.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com - The Nigerian Guardian.
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