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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: Albanian Helsinki Committee

URL: http://ahc.org.al/site/index.php

Description: This is the old URL for the AHC. You may find captures of the new site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://www.ahc.org.al/?lang=en In English. AHC, initially named the ”Forum for the Protection of Human Rights and fundamental Freedoms”, was founded on 19 December 1990 with the main objective of protecting human rights. Today the site contains materials on a wide-range of issues areas, including emigrants, minorities and police violence, among others.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention

Title: Sahrawi Association of Human Rights Victims

URL: http://asvdh.net/

Description: In Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Formed in 2005, ASVDH conducts human rights work in the Western Sahara under Moroccan occupation. Moroccan authorities refuse to recognize the association and have targeted the Association’s Executive Committee and Coordinating Council, arresting, beating and generally subjecting them to harassment and maltreatment because of their membership in ASVDH. Contains news, photographs, videos, audio clips, and reports.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--extrajudicial executions,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  armed conflict and persecution--intimidation armed conflict and persecution--torture armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation

Title: Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights

URL: http://byshr.org/

Description: In English. Blog contains news articles and videos related to human rights issues in Bahrain.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--human trafficking laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

URL: http://chrdnet.com/

Description: In Chinese and English. CRHD 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 new URL for Chinese Human Rights Defenders; the previous URL, http://www.crd-net.org, is included in the archive as well.

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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

Title: Directorio Democrático Cubano / Cuban Democratic Directorate

URL: http://directorio.org/

Description: In Spanish and English. Directorio works for democracy in Cuba by way of a civic, nonviolent struggle. Site contains news articles, PDF versions of publications, and lists of Cuban political prisoners.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--nonviolence civil and political rights--democratization civil and political rights--right to information economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Emad Baghi

URL: http://emadbaghi.com/

Description: In English and Persian. Website with news articles on Emad Baghi, an Iranian journalist, who was arrested and imprisoned in 2007 for documenting and publicizing human rights violations. Site run by Mr. Baghi's friends and family. Contains articles on his condition.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of the press,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners

Title: Ligue Rwandaise pour la Promotion et la Defense des Droits de L'Homme / Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defense of the Rights of Man

URL: http://liprodhor.org.rw/

Description: In French. LIPRODHOR was the only independent human rights organisation in Rwanda that maintained human rights monitors at the provincial and district levels. It closed in 2005, but has since reopened.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  armed conflict and persecution--genocide

Title: International Committee of Solidarity for Political Prisoners in Tunisia

URL: http://membres.lycos.fr/polprisoners/

Description: In English, Arabic, French and German. ICSPPT calls upon the Tunisian authorities to put an end to the sufferings of more than 1000 Political Prisoners who are all detained within extremely inhumane conditions because of their political and intellectual beliefs. Contains gallery with photos and bios of deceased, imprisoned, bulletins, reports, articles, an online forum, and signatures of individual and organization supporters.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, religious civil and political rights--discrimination, political armed conflict and persecution--torture armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners

Title: Uyghur Human Rights Project

URL: http://uhrp.org/

Description: In English. UHRP is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote human rights and democracy for the Uyghur people, and to raise awareness of human rights abuses that occur in East Turkestan, referred to by the Chinese authorities since 1955 as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Reports from East Turkestan document a pattern of abuse including political imprisonment, torture, and disappearances. With only a few extremely rare exceptions, Uyghurs continue to be the only population in China consistently subjected to executions for political and religious offenses. Mosques are summarily closed and the Uyghur language is banned from use in schools. Uyghurs are subjected to compulsory unpaid labor on infrastructures, such as oil or gas lines to transfer East Turkestan’s resources to mainland China. Site contains news articles, reports, press releases, and photographs.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  armed conflict and persecution--refugees

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

URL: http://www.crd-net.org

Description: This is the old site for CRD, but you can find captures of the new site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://www.nchrd.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

Title: Procuradaria de Derechos Humanos / Human Rights Ombudsman

URL: http://www.pdh.org.gt/

Description: In Spanish. Contains background information on human rights, ombudsman's functions and areas of work (protection of senior citizens, prisoners, women, workers, handicapped, children and youth, publications, immigrants, indigenous populations, the environment) and news.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--drug trafficking economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous peoples laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--organized crime,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries

Title: Albanian Hesinki Committee

URL: https://www.ahc.org.al/?lang=en

Description: This is a new URL for the AHC. Captures of the former site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.ahc.org.al. In English. AHC, initially named the ”Forum for the Protection of Human Rights and fundamental Freedoms”, was founded on 19 December 1990 with the main objective of protecting human rights. Today the site contains materials on a wide-range of issues areas, including emigrants, minorities and police violence, among others.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention

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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