Human Rights: Favorite Links

American Public Media: The Few Who Stayed — Defying Genocide in Rwanda
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/rwanda/index.html
Read three articles, which include eyewitness accounts on the tragic story of the Rwandan genocide, the role of the United Nations, and those that stayed behind.

Artists for Human Rights (AFHR)
http://www.artistsforhumanrights.org/index.html
AFHR works with like-minded individuals from all walks of life and nationalities and with allied organizations to bring the full force of artistic expression to bear in the human rights arena with the intention to enlighten and elevate the culture by raising our voices together.

Asia Human Rights Network (AHRC)
http://www.ahrchk.net/index.php
Some of the objectives of this extensive site include: protecting and promoting human rights, working toward social equality, developing programs on human rights, assisting and reporting on victims of human rights abuses; some campaigns include: Asian child rights, massacres in Asia, right to food, disappearances, and more.

Cambodian Genocide Project
http://www.yale.edu/cgp/
Genocide Studies Program (GSP) at Yale University
http://www.yale.edu/gsp/index.html
The GSP conducts research and holds seminars and conferences on ancient, colonial, and modern times genocides around the world. The Cambodian Genocide Project provides an extensive look at the crimes of the Pol Pot regime (1.7 million people lost their lives) including databases, maps, U.S. involvement, tribunal news, resources and publications, photographs, and links.

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
http://www.cceia.org/index.html
Providing information on the morality of war, peace, and social justice, this site offers information on the Council’s educational programs (view upcoming events) and projects, a library of transcripts including links, editorial opinions, and interviews concerning international affairs, and more. Podcasts are available and you can also sign up to receive its e-Newsletter, Insider.

Center for the History of Physics
http://www.aip.org/history/sakharov/
This site provides a chronicle of the life of Andrei Sakharov, who was considered to be the father of Russia’s hydrogen bomb and chief contributor to Russia’s military power. Gradually, he became a critic of Russia’s dictatorship, a defender of human rights for the oppressed people of Russia, and an advocate for democracy.

Clear Path International (CPI)
http://www.clearpathinternational.org/
Dedicated to serving landmine and unexploded ordnance accident survivors, their families and their communities in former war zones, some of the features on this site include current landmine news, personal stories, a blog, YouTube videos, and photos on flickr.

The Clinton Global Initiative
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
The Clinton Global Initiative has helped more than 200 million people in 150 countries; targeting 34 million people for treatment of neglected tropical diseases, addressing malnutrition for more than 42 million children, funding more than 270 microfinance institutions, assisting close to 3 million microentrepreneurs, providing more than 8 million children access to schooling, increasing access to health services or improving quality of care for over 11 million people, and more.

Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC)
http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/
This site offers in-depth information on cluster bombs (munitions) including countries where they have been used, real-life victim stories, solutions, events, and information on one of the most important treaties of our time to ban cluster bombs at the Oslo Signing Conference in 2008. (Available in different languages.)

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org/home
The Coalition’s goal is to prohibit militaries from using any person younger than 18 years of age in warfare and reports those countries in which this activity takes place; highlights include: child soldier stories, facts, case studies, background information, and activities to put a stop to child soldier recruitment.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department of State) http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
This report is submitted to the U.S. Congress by the U.S.Department of State each year. It explores the status of internationally recognized human rights in most of the countries of the world, featuring reports dating back to 1993.

The Darfur Crisis (Public Broadcasting Service [PBS])
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/darfur/index.html
Learn about the origins of the conflict, Darfur’s political past, the African Union’s efforts, the role of the United States, and more; the site also offers slide shows, lesson plans, and interactive media on a number of issues in Darfur, including a satellite program that is recording the destruction of villages, medical conditions, to name a few.

Darfur Is Dying (Online Video Game)
http://www.darfurisdying.com/
Learn firsthand what it is like to live in a refugee camp in Darfur through this online video game; experience what it is like to perform the simple task of getting water from a well — you will quickly discover how difficult and dangerous it actually is. The hope is that by seeing what the refugees go through, that players will take action in the real world.

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
MSF is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

The Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Education and Networking Project
http://www.fgmnetwork.org/faq.php
The purpose of the FGC Education and Networking Project is to provide material related to female genital mutilation, otherwise known as female circumcision; the Project seeks to form an online clearinghouse and a community for researchers, activists, attorneys, and health care practitioners to obtain information and network with others involved in similar projects. Statistics by country, a library with bibliographies, films, testimonies, legislation, news, upcoming events are also available.

Human Rights in China (HRIC)
http://www.hrichina.org/public/international
A Chinese, nongovernmental organization, HRIC was founded by Chinese students and scholars to promote human rights and advance the protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (Podcasts are also available.)

Human Rights First (HRF)
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/index.aspx
“Human Rights First believes that building respect for human rights and the rule of law will help ensure the dignity to which every individual is entitled.” Some of the topics listed include business and human rights, law and security, information on human rights defenders around the world, refugee protection, and torture. The “Take Action” feature provides information on how you can take action on an issue.

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/asia/afghanistan
One of the world’s leading independent organizations devoted to protecting the human rights of people around the world; in addition to providing reports on human rights, it covers the most recent activity on topics such as children’s rights, counterterrorism, arms, refugees, international justice, terrorism, women’s rights, health, and more.

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
http://www.icbl.org/
An extensive site with fact sheets searchable by country and listings of affiliates in other countries; history; solutions; current research; survivor information including assistance; and “Campaign 101,” which features information on how to plan and publicize an event with fundraising ideas. (Available in different languages.)

International Criminal Court (ICC) (United Nations)
http://www.icc-cpi.int/
The International Criminal Court was established in 1948 by the United Nations to prosecute international crimes such as genocide. This site details the court’s goals and documents its proceedings. (Available in English and French.)

International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
(International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC])
http://www.icrc.org/eng/ihl
“International humanitarian law is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict,” it is also known as “the law of war or the law of armed conflict.” Some of the topics on this site include: women and children in war, missing persons, refugees, weapons, treaties, and the protection of victims and prisoners of war.

One World
http://us.oneworld.net/
A global information network that supports “communication media of the people, by the people and for the people — everywhere.”

Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG)
http://www.phrmg.org/
The PHRMG provides up-to-date information on human rights violations not just by Israelis but others, including those by the Palestinian Authority, in East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank; their goal is to ensure a democratic Palestinian State.

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/
PHR mobilizes health professionals around the world to advance health, dignity, and justice, promoting the right to health for everyone; with the specialized skills of doctors, nurses, public health specialists, and scientists, PHR investigates human rights abuses and works to stop them.

Prevent Genocide International
http://www.preventgenocide.org/law/convention/
A worldwide organization, Prevent Genocide International’s purpose is to eliminate the crime of genocide by bringing people from around the world together to take action; the site provides information on genocide laws, prevention, and punishment. (Available in different languages.)

Somaly Mam Foundation
http://www.somaly.org/
Cambodian activist, Somaly Mam founded this organization to rid the world of human trafficking, with a vision that will allow its work in the United States and Southeast Asia to expand to other countries around the world.

United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
http://un.org/Overview/rights.html
The full text of the United Nations (UN) Declaration of Human Rights, which was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948; other available information includes: Human Rights Day events, Human Rights Prize winners, Webcasts, posters, news, a Youth Corner, a cartoon exhibit, and more. (Available in 60 languages.)

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM): Working for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality
http://www.unifem.org/about/
The focus of this group and site includes: (1) reducing feminized poverty; (2) ending violence against women; (3) reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls; and (4) achieving gender equality in government. (Available in different languages.)

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/
The official Internet site for the Museum, it offers historical and educational information, research, and online exhibitions of the major themes of the Holocaust; including a survivor registry, remembrance events, and genocide watch programs. Photographs, podcasts, blogs, and a sign up for E-news updates are also available. (Available in different languages.)

World Organization Against Torture
http://www.omct.org/index.php
A main coalition of international nongovernmental organizations fighting against torture, summary executions, enforced disappearances, and all other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; some topics include: urgent campaigns, assistance to victims, economic, social and cultural rights, rights of the child, violence against women, and human rights defenders.

Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI)
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/index.htm
YHRI’s purpose is to educate youth on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, providing publications, videos, news, downloads, campaign information, a free E-newsletter, and an online petition to sign. (Available in different languages.)