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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: Ajedi-Ka | Projet Enfants Soldats

URL: http://ajedika.org/

Description: In English. Ajedi-Ka was founded in 1988 and was comprised of three key project areas: poverty alleviation, the environment, and child soldiers. Following the 1998 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the organization decided to focus its attention on child soldiers, thus creating AJEDI-Ka/PES (Child Soldier Project/Projet Enfants Soldats) that same year. The website contains materials regarding projects and programs, including video and photography.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--video advocacy advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV

Title: Arab Human Rights Index

URL: http://arabhumanrights.org/

Description: In Arabic and English. The Arab Human Rights Index site, sponsored by United Nations Development Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR), is a repository for the entire set of United Nations documents pertaining to human rights and the responses, including reservations, by the Arab member states to the committees that monitor the core international human rights treaties.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--discrimination, socioeconomic laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--United Nations civil and political rights--women's rights civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos / Center for Legal Action on Human Rights

URL: http://caldh.org/

Description: In Spanish and K'iche'. All aspects of human rights promotion, focusing on providing legal aid and documenting the genocide perpetrated against the Mayan population of Guatemala during the 1980s. They are leading the most important collective effort to bring former dictators (one of them currently a senator) to trial before the Interamerican Human Rights Court. The security of their members is seriously compromised--the Guatemalan government and its military forces are not in favor of any kind of investigation into war crimes. Since 2004, year in which CALDH brough the cases against Rios Montt and García before the Interamerican Court, their offices have been subject to raids and their members have been kidnapped and received death threats.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--discrimination, ethnic and racial laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--courts and judicial systems--Inter-American Court of Human Rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--transitional jusice laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, gender armed conflict and persecution--genocide

Title: The Balkan Human Rights Web Pages

URL: http://greekhelsinki.gr/

Description: In English and Greek. This website provides a platform for a variety of regional human rights organizations. It provides materials on news and issue areas across the region, but divided into country areas.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--children's rights ,  civil and political rights--women's rights civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: National Human Rights Commission of Korea: A World of Dignity for All

URL: http://humanrights.go.kr/index.jsp

Description: In Korean and English. The Commission was established in 2001 as a national advocacy institution for human rights protection. It is committed to the fulfillment of human rights in a broader sense, including dignity, value and freedom of every human being, as signified in international human rights conventions and treaties to which Korea is a signatory. State-run, some of the commissioners have to be approved by the president. Contains press releases, background information, legal documents, photographs, cartoons, posters, videos, newsletter, form to file a complaint with instructions in Chinese, English, Hindustani, Monoglia, Thai, Russian, Vietnamese, and downloads of articles and publications.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--migrant rights civil and political rights--elderly rights economic, social, and cultural rights,  civil and political rights--children's rights

Title: Cambodia League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)

URL: http://licadho-cambodia.org/

Description: In English. Since 1992, LICADHO has been at the forefront of efforts to protect human rights in Cambodia and to promote respect for civil and political rights by the Cambodian government and institutions. Building on its past achievements, LICADHO continues to be an advocate for the people and a monitor of the government through wide-ranging human rights programs from its main office in Phnom Penh and 12 provincial offices. Primary issue areas for this NGO include torture, children's rights, women's rights, prisoner's rights and human rights education. The website includes news, reports and primary testimonies.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners civil and political rights--women's rights advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia

URL: http://mhc.org.mk/

Description: In Macedonian, Albanian and English. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia is a non-governmental organization which major duty is to observe and inform, on local and international level, on the respect of the human rights, in accordance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act and other international standards for the respect of human rights. It provides free legal aid upon citizen submitted complains, undertakes casework, legal initiatives, researches, disseminations on human rights, organizes conferences, seminars, and trainings. Site contains reports and information on organization's programs and activities.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners civil and political rights--discrimination, religious armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Moscow Helsinki Group

URL: http://mhg.ru/

Description: In Russian and some English. Moscow Helsinki Group was founded in 1976 as an extension of the international network of Helsinki committees. The website's content is primarily in Russian, but materials in English include news, political analysis, documentation of human rights violations and organization publications.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--peace activism,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  civil and political rights--women's rights advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo

URL: http://monuc.unmissions.org/

Description: This is the older site for the UN Organization Mission in DR Congo. To see captures of the new site, go here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://monusco.unmissions.org/en/ In English and French. Determined in 2000 according to a UN security council resolution, the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mandate includes facilitation of humanitarian assistance and human rights monitoring, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including women, children and demobilized child soldiers. Site contains photographs, newsletters, maps, and press releases for download, audio and video clips, and press coverage.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--weapons--landmines and unexploded ordnance,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  armed conflict and persecution--United Nations Peacekeeping armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries

Title: Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal

URL: http://nepal.ohchr.org/

Description: In English and some Nepali. OHCHR-Nepal was invited by the Government of Nepal in April 2005 to monitor how people’s human rights were being respected and to advise the Government on how it can promote and protect human rights. Focuses on child rights, gender, social exclusion and transitional justice. Site contains press releases, speeches, newsletters, Nepali characters font for download in Nepali and English, audio and video materials, and maps.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--transitional jusice,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, gender

Title: Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma

URL: http://www.altsean.org/

Description: In English. ALTSEAN-Burma (Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma) is a network of organizations and individuals based in ASEAN member states working to support the movement for human rights and democracy in Burma. The network is comprised of human rights & social justice NGOs, political parties, think tanks, academics, journalists and student activists. Site contains reports, publications, press releases, news updates, research guides by topics, photos, maps, and videos.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists civil and political rights--discrimination, gender civil and political rights--women's rights civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Asian Human Rights Commission

URL: http://www.humanrights.asia/

Description: In English. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations. AHRC promotes civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights. The website includes news coverage of human rights violations and documents related to campaigns against extrajudicial killings and disappearances, children's rights, torture, among others.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to adequate food,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  armed conflict and persecution--mass killings armed conflict and persecution--extrajudicial executions advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage armed conflict and persecution--torture advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo

URL: https://monusco.unmissions.org/en/

Description: This is the new site for the UN Organization Mission in DR Congo. To see captures of the old site, go here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://monuc.unmissions.org In English and French. Determined in 2000 according to a UN security council resolution, the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mandate includes facilitation of humanitarian assistance and human rights monitoring, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including women, children and demobilized child soldiers. Site contains photographs, newsletters, maps, and press releases for download, audio and video clips, and press coverage.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--weapons--landmines and unexploded ordnance,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  armed conflict and persecution--United Nations Peacekeeping armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries

Title: SAACID

URL: https://saacid.org/

Description: In English. Formed in 1990, SAACID (meaning 'to help' in Somali) is a non-governmental organization with offices in Somalia and Australia. Their aim is to increase life options for women, children, and the poor.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to water civil and political rights--good governance economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--access to healthcare,  civil and political rights--children's rights ,  civil and political rights--women's rights

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