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Human Rights

• AAAS Science and Human Rights Program
• Amnesty International -- has their own agenda, but still a good source.
• Crimes of War---essays, analysis and related resources.
• Department of State Electronic Reading Room--texts of most frequently requested documents.
• Digital Freedom Network--publishes political information and texts banned in 17 different countries, largely the work of political activists. "By using the power of the Internet to circumvent restrictions on free speech, DFN applies pressure on authoritarian regimes that censor materials and violate human rights.
• For the Record -- the United Nations Human Rights System
• Genocide Research Resources --includes an extensive set of links
• Genocide Watch -- the International Campaign to Stop Genocide, a biased organization, but valuable for this perspective.
• Human Rights -- from CorpWatch, an industrial perspective, with background and documents, emphasizing the impact of Globalization.
• Human Rights Library-- Repository of treaties, declarations, other documents.
• Human Rights News -- an e-magazine on human right issues.
• Human Rights Reports from the Department of State - the current administration's sites and documents. Click here for archive of Clinton-era documents; these older substantial documents are still useful for stats and historical value.
• Human Rights Watch
• Impact of Armed Conflict on Children--a UNICEF report that covers the use of children as soldiers, effects of landmines, women and children as casualties of war, and more.
• Migration Policy Institute -- "provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. It aims to meet the rising demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration, whether voluntary or forced, presents to communities and institutions in an increasingly integrated world."
• The "Taguba Report" on Treatment of Abu Ghraib Prisoners in Iraq -- full-text.
• Tibet Web Sites -- a nice set of links to human rights sites concerning Tibet.
• US Institute of Peace--Research Areas--its work includes gathering and displaying documents and information on peace initiatives in the Balkans, and on other research topics like Religion, Ethics and Human Rights.
• Waterboarding
• Worldwide Refugee Information--" reports on conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons in 120 countries. It includes the most accurate and comprehensive refugee statistics available." From the US Committee for Refugees.