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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: The Burma Campaign UK: Campaigning for Human Rights and Democracy in Burma

URL: http://burmacampaign.org.uk/

Description: in English. The Burma Campaign UK works for human rights, democracy and development in Burma. We work for the freedom of all the peoples of Burma regardless of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender or age. Contains news archive, video gallery, newsletters and reports for download, and events listing.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--corporate social responsibility civil and political rights--democratization civil and political rights--freedom of assembly,  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--political parties and movements civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities

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: Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Rights Studies

URL: http://dctcrs.com/dctcrsen.en.htm

Description: DCTCRS has become inactive online over the years. This is their last known web address. You can find old captures of the original site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.dctcrs.org In Arabic and English. DCTCRS is a Sweden-based non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to defend and promote civil liberties as well as human, economic, social and cultural rights around the world with focus on Syria. Organization conducts research, polling, and field studies, and organizes large conferences for free exchange of ideas.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--conferences, meetings, and workshops armed conflict and persecution--war crimes laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Ethiopian Human Rights Council

URL: http://ehrco.org/

Description: In English. Formed in 1991, EHRCO is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works towards building a democratic system, promotes rule of law and due process, and encourages and conducts human rights monitoring. Site contains documents for download, photos, and information on the organization.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--democratization laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Human Rights First Society: Human Rights Monitoring and Advocacy in Saudi Arabia

URL: http://hrfssaudiarabia.org/

Description: In English. Contains news articles from 2006 to the present, press coverage, opportunities for action, and links to outside resources on gender and religious-based human rights violations in Saudi Arabia. Human Rights First Society is a non-profit organization with an an office in Saudi Arabia and the United States.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage civil and political rights--discrimination, gender civil and political rights--women's rights civil and political rights--freedom of religion laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Laogai Research Foundation

URL: http://laogai.org/

Description: In English. In 1992, the Laogai Research Foundation was established to gather information and spread public awareness on the Chinese Laogai (work camps). The Foundation publishes an annual Laogai Handbook, newsletters, special investigative reports, as well as assisting television media in preparing documentary films on the Laogai. Since its inception, the LRF has expanded its focus to document and report on other systemic human rights violations in China, including public executions, organ harvesting from executed prisoners, the coercive enforcement of China's population control policy, and persecution of religious believers. Contains reports, list of publications, survivor stories, and photographs.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--archives, libraries, and museums laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy

Title: South Asia Forum for Human Rights

URL: http://safhr.org/

Description: In English. Human rights coalition with 35 partner organizations and offices in Nepal, Pakistan, and India. Formed in 1990, SAFHR promotes respect for universal values of human rights, the interdependence of rights and the indivisibility of rights. Some of its core concerns of the human rights and peace agenda are displacement of indigenous peoples and minorities, refugees and migrants, impunity, inter-state and intra-state conflicts and peace accords, militarization and the strengthening of peace constituencies in civil society. It works with two particular constituencies - women and the media- to strengthen their peace and human rights building capacities.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--peacebuilding,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--refugees

Title: Sithi.org: Cambodian Human Rights Portal

URL: http://sithi.org/

Description: In English. Sithi.org is a Cambodian human rights portal that enables citizen reporting and monitoring of human rights violations in Cambodia, maintains lists of elected officials, human rights laws, funding agencies, and organizations, tracks development efforts and elections, and provides other publications and materials. Sithi.org is maintained by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), which is also available through the archive (http://www.cchrcambodia.org/). Site contains interactive maps, photos, videos, publications, and news.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process civil and political rights--right to self determination,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners

Title: Bahrain Center for Human Rights

URL: http://www.bahrainrights.org/en

Description: In English. Formed in 2002, the BCHR promotes freedoms and basic rights (civil, political and economic), combating racial discrimination, the dissemination of human rights culture, and contributing in providing support and protection for victims and the vulnerable in Bahrain. Its activities include advocacy, training, workshops, seminars, media campaigns, reporting to UN mechanisms and international NGOs and participating in international conferences and workshops. The government attempted to close the organization in 2004, but BCHR remains open after receiving both internal and external support. BCHR president Abd al-Hadi Khawaja arrested in early 2007; VP Nabeel Rajab summoned for questioning regarding violating a gag order on a report of rigged elections in November 2006. Site contains photographs, videos, and news archive.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--democratization advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists civil and political rights--freedom of the press,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  civil and political rights--freedom of religion armed conflict and persecution--torture advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: CCHR | Cambodian Center for Human Rights

URL: http://www.cchrcambodia.org/

Description: In English. Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is an umbrella human rights NGO in Cambodia which offers education on human rights issues, monitors trials, advocates for free speech and freedom of the press, runs land rights campaigns, supports a network of human rights activists and organizations in Cambodia, and creates reports on human rights in Cambodia. CCHR also operates http://sithi.org/, a human rights portal for reporting/monitoring human rights violations, tracking elections, and maintaining lists of human rights NGOs in Cambodia (which is also archived). Site contains news, reports, and educational materials.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  civil and political rights--right to self determination

Title: Free Cuba Foundation

URL: http://www2.fiu.edu/~fcf/

Description: This is the older website for the Free Cuba Foundation, but captures of the newer site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://freecubafoundation.blogspot.com/ In English. Free Cuba Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Miami that aims towards the establishment of an independent and democratic Cuba using non-violent means. Site contains background information, a news archive, videos, list of human rights violations and political prisoners in Cuba, and a lecture series by Thomas P. Ray.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners civil and political rights--political parties and movements civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities civil and political rights--censorship

Title: Free Cuba Foundation

URL: https://freecubafoundation.blogspot.com/

Description: This is the most recent website for the Free Cuba Foundation, but captures of the old site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://fiu.edu/~fcf In English. Free Cuba Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Miami that aims towards the establishment of an independent and democratic Cuba using non-violent means. Site contains background information, a news archive, videos, list of human rights violations and political prisoners in Cuba, and a lecture series by Thomas P. Ray.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy,  civil and political rights--freedom of speech ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners civil and political rights--political parties and movements civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities civil and political rights--censorship

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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