U.S.
GOVERNMENT SITES
U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of Democracy,Human Rights and Labor
A central goal of U.S. foreign policy is promotion of respect
for human rights to secure peace, deter aggression, promote
the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, strengthen democracies,
and prevent humanitarian crises.
U.S. Department
of State, International Information Programs, Democracy and
Human Rights
United States Helsinki
Commission
An independent agency of the U.S.Government charged with monitoring
and encouraging compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and
commitments of the 55 countries participating in the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
United States Commission
on International Religious Freedom
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
is a federal government commission created by the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-292) to monitor
religious freedom in other countries and advise the President,
the Secretary of State, and Congress on how best to promote
it.
OTHER SITES
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit NGO
dedicated to being "our nation's guardian of liberty,
working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend
and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed
to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws
of the United States."
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement
that works to promote internationally recognized human rights.
The Carter Center
The Carter Center, in partnership with
Emory
University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human
rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to
prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy,
and improve health.
Center
for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, Washington College
of Law, American University
The center provides hands-on legal experiences for interested
students and is a resource to the international community
on human rights and humanitarian law issues.
Center for
the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University
One of the oldest university-based human rights institutions,
committed to the education and training of emerging human
rights leaders, the Center has pioneered the promotion of
human rights research, education, and training at Columbia
University.
Commmittee to Protect
Journalists
A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the global
defense of press freedom.
Derechos
Its purpose is to work for the promotion and respect of human
rights all over the world, for the right to privacy and against
impunity for human rights violators.
Freedom House
Freedom House, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, is
a voice for democracy and freedom around the world.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organization,
supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations
worldwide dedicated to protecting the human rights of people
around the world.
International Helsinki
Federation for Human Rights
A self-governing group of non-governmental, not-for-profit
organizations created to monitor compliance with the human
rights provisions of the Helsinki Final Act.
Movimiento de
los Pueblos para la Educación en Derechos Humanos
Es una organización de servicio internacional sin fines
de lucro que trabaja directa e indirectamente con sus red-afiliados
básicamente con organizaciones relacionadas con mujeres
y justicia social.
Organization of
American States, Inter-American Comission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is one
of two bodies in the inter-American system for the promotion
and protection of human rights.
United Nations Organizations
Human Rights
Since 1948, the United Nations has gradually expanded human
rights law to encompass specific standards for women, children,
disabled persons, minorities, migrant workers and other vulnerable
groups, who now possess rights that protect them from discriminatory
practices that had long been common in many societies.
Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights
Works to strengthen and coordinate United Nations work for
the protection and promotion of all human rights of all persons
around the world. The secretary-general has made human rights
the central theme that unifies the organization’s work.
University of Minnesota
Human Rights Library
The principal focus of the Human Rights Library is to help
train effective human rights professionals and volunteers
and assist human rights advocates, monitors, students, and
educators.
Urban Morgan Institute
for Human Rights
A leader in the promotion and protection of human rights,
particularly as it relates to the education of tomorrow's
leaders.
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