Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – U.S. Department of State (Current Reports 1999-Present) (Archives 1993-1995 ; 1996-1999)
Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborU.S. Department of State. Includes the U.S. Treaty Report to United Nations, fact sheets, statements, speeches, testimony, press releases, and reports on human rights abroad, covering religious freedom, racism, intolerance, slavery, torture.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) (U. S. Helsinki Commission)CSCE is an independent U.S. Government agency charged with monitoring compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and advancing comprehensive security through promoting of human rights, democracy, and economic, environmental and military cooperation in 56 countries. The website contains News, press releases, public hearings, briefings, speeches, and public reports on OSCE-related issues.
CorpWatch: Human RightsA political interest group concerned with the abuses of human rights committed by big corporations. Site has links to articles about current human rights scandals.
European Convention on Human Rights and Additional ProtocolsEuropean Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Council of Europe (COE) - The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty which only member States of the Council of Europe may sign. The Convention, which establishes the Court and lays down how it is to function, contains a list of the rights and guarantees which the States have undertaken to respect.
Genocide Studies Program, Yale UniversityThe Genocide Studies Program at Yale University's MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies conducts research, seminars and conferences on comparative, interdisciplinary, and policy issues relating to the phenomenon of genocide, and has provided training to researchers from afflicted regions, including Cambodia, Rwanda, and East Timor. The GSP also maintains research projects on those catastrophes, on the Nazi Holocaust, the genocide in Bosnia, and on colonial and indigenous genocides.
Human Rights Watch on Israel and the Palestinian Authority,Human Rights Watch – It is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. The website contains briefing papers, publications, news releases, and opinions on Israeli and Palestinian human rights issues.
Human Rights WebGeneral overview of human rights, the legal basis for human rights, and how one can promote human rights.
