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Human Rights Organisations and Publication
This list contains links to human rights legislation, names of governing councils, commissions, courts, programs and other authorities. Sections of human rights, refugees and migration, training in peace-building, rights of children and women, death penalty and health aid.
Organisation | Self-Description | Website | Category | Misc |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights | international legislation | http://www.humanrights.com/?gclid=CPHmy8Xy86cCFUFC4QoduCB4Zw#/home/?source=gaw | Human Rights - International & Regional | Order free DVD and guide kit - http://www.humanrights.com/freeinfo.html |
United Nations - Human Rights | international; founded in 1945 by 51 states committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights | http://www.un.org/en/rights/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | See also Humanitarian Affairs - http://www.un.org/en/humanitarian/ |
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | mandated to promote and protect human rights for all | http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Council of Europe's Human-Rights Commissioner | an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in 47 Council of Europe member states | http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/about/biohammarberg_en.asp | Human Rights - International & Regional | Currently Thomas Hammarberg |
International Commission on Human Rights | aims to enhance the conditions of being equal through protective measures | http://orgs.tigweb.org/international-commission-on-human-rights | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
European Court of Human Rights (HUDOC) & the Convention | The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty under which the member States of the Council of Europe promise to secure fundamental civil and political rights, not only to their own citizens but also to everyone within their jurisdiction | http://www.echr.coe.int/echr/en/header/case-law/hudoc/hudoc+database/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | The European Convention on Human Rights in 31 Languages - http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Basic+Texts/The+Convention+and+additional+protocols/The+European+Convention+on+Human+Rights/ |
Initiative on Legal Empowerment for the Poor | United nations Developing Programme | http://www.undp.org/legalempowerment/?gclid=CPqZsf3686cCFQoa4QodKzD-aw | Human Rights - International & Regional | available in English, Spanish and French; see also the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor - http://www.undp.org/legalempowerment/clep_archive/index.html |
International Criminal Court | investigates and prosecutes those individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and crimes of war | http://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/icc/ | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
International Court of Justice | the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN) | http://www.icj-cij.org/ | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | advocates for justice and defends freedom throughout the Americas | http://www.oas.org/en/topics/human_rights.asp | Human Rights - International & Regional | watch the video archive - http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/videos.asp |
Committee on the Rights of the Child | UN | http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | country information - http://www.unhcr.ch/laenderinformationen.html |
UN Human Rights Council | inter-governmental body made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe | http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Human Rights Committee | UN | http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/ | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Amnesty International | a campaigning organisation; protects people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied | http://www.amnesty.org.uk/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | Amnesty Blogs: http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/ |
UN Watch | non-governmental organization based in Geneva whose mandate is to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter | http://www.unwatch.org/site/c.bdKKISNqEmG/b.1277549/k.D7FE/UN_Watch__Monitoring_the_UN_Promoting_Human_Rights.htm | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Human Rights Watch | international leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights | http://www.hrw.org/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | content available in several languages |
Statewatch | a non-profit-making voluntary group monitoring the state and civil liberties in Europe | http://www.statewatch.org/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | database holding over 25,000 records |
International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions | international forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of national human rights institutions | http://nhri.net/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | key global and regional documents |
The Public Law Project (PLP) | independent, national legal charity which aims to improve access to public law remedies for those whose access is restricted by poverty, discrimination or similar barriers | http://www.publiclawproject.org.uk/ | Human Rights - International & Regional |   |
Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) | not-for-profit, campaign, research and advocacy organization based in UK; consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council | http://www.ihrc.org/ | Human Rights - International & Regional | See the IHRC reports |
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