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Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Collected by: University of Texas at Austin Libraries, Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Archived since: Apr, 2009

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The University of Texas Libraries’ Human Rights Documentation Initiative Collection features fragile websites containing human rights documentation and related content from human rights organizations and advocates across the globe. Browse collection by topic, geographic area, language or do a keyword search at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrdi/hr_archive.

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Title: Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

URL: http://kabissa.org

Description: In English. IHRHL, established in August 1988, is a non-political, non-profit, independently funded community-based structural human rights education, research, public interest advocacy and documentation; national organization with its national, state and rural offices in the oil rich Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Its primary objective is to effectively create a culture of rights and responsibilities through its bottom-up programs in Nigeria. Site contains reports for download, news, press releases, and photographs.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--good governance,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: ADAPT: Free Our People!

URL: http://www.adapt.org/

Description: In English. ADAPT is a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom. The site contains reports, photographs, newsletters, and videos.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--physical disability civil and political rights--discrimination, physically disabled,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing

Title: Sexual Minorities Uganda

URL: http://www.smug.4t.com/index.html

Description: In English. SMUG is a coalition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) human rights organizations. SMUG was born on March 3, 2004 to organize LGBTI groups to create one big strong LGBTI community in Uganda. The need for a coalition arose because there were several LGBT groups operating in the country lacked concrete organization and teamwork with fellow groups. SMUG would then work on behalf of its member organizations, enforcing their activities and representing them in a more organized manner. The websites contains general news articles and program news.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing ,  civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV

Title: Banat Akhir Zaman

URL: https://banatakhirzaman.wordpress.com/

Description: Banat Akhir Zaman is seemingly inactive, but this is their most recent site. Captures of their older website can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.banatakhirzaman.org. In English and some Arabic. Banat Akhir Zaman is a grassroots movement that seeks to achieve gender equality in Lebanon by empowering women on the personal, social, political and economic levels. Current organization initiatives include legal reform and research. The website includes general materials on both of these initiatives.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--abortion armed conflict and persecution--domestic violence,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing ,  civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform civil and political rights--discrimination, gender civil and political rights--women's rights economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy

Title: Las Libres: Centro Las Libres de Información en Salud Sexual, Región Centro

URL: https://www.laslibres.org.mx/

Description: This is the new site for Las Libres. You can find captures of the old site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.laslibres.org In Spanish and English. Las Libres is a non-governmental organization based in Guanajuato, Mexico. In 2000, Las Libres formed in response to the state government's attempt to ban abortion for rape victims, the only legal reason a woman may seek an abortion. The bill was not passed and now Las Libres conducts legislative monitoring as well as training youth in the community to become leaders and teachers in sexual health education. Site contains news articles and information on the organization's work.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--abortion,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--access to healthcare

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

URL: https://www.nchrd.org/

Description: This is the new site for CRD. You can find captures of the old site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.crd-net.org In Chinese and English. CRD is a network of Chinese human rights activists and groups, open to international supporters. Its activities include consultation, dissemination of information, facilitating international exchange, supporting a program of small grants to human rights work in China, research assistance and other services. Site contains news articles on human rights and activists, research, media, and the 2008 Olympics. This is the old URL for Chinese Human Rights Defenders; the new URL, http://chrdnet.com/, is included in the same group (Chinese Human Rights Defenders).

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing ,  civil and political rights--right to information advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists civil and political rights--freedom of speech laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners armed conflict and persecution--torture

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