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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.

Subject:   Society & Culture Politics & Elections Blogs & Social Media

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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: 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: Upside Down World: Covering Activism and Politics in Latin America

URL: http://upsidedownworld.org

Description: In English and Spanish. Upside Down World is an online magazine covering activism and politics in Latin America. Founded in 2003, it is made up of work from writers, activists, artists and regular citizens from around the globe. The site covers civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights with a particular focus on Latin America. Materials include news coverage of related issues across Latin America.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--extractive technologies civil and political rights--coups and attempted coups economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--drug trafficking economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous peoples economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--natural disasters,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements

Title: Human Rights Center "Viasna"

URL: http://spring96.org/

Description: In Belarussian, Russian, and English. Formed in 1996, Human Rights Center "Viasna" is a non-governmental organization that promotes general human rights in Belarus. Its main areas of focus are free elections, legal rights, and media freedom. Belarusian president has been systematically dismantling all human rights NGOs in Belarus. Group's registration cancelled groundlessly before 2001 election. Site contains news archive searchable by date and topic, reports, and downloads of articles.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists civil and political rights--freedom of the press laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements ,  civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities

Title: Regional Public Movement: Chechen Committee for National Salvation

URL: http://savechechny.narod.ru/

Description: In Russian and English. Content on unlawful detainment and torture; rights of soldiers; general human rights as pertains to Russia/Chechnya territorial dispute.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic armed conflict and persecution--displacement economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists armed conflict and persecution--refugees,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements ,  armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Reiniciar: corporación para la defensa y promoción de derechos humanos / Reinitiate: Corporation for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights

URL: http://reiniciar.org/

Description: In Spanish. Contains news articles, audiovisual materials, PDFs of publications, and opportunities for action. Focuses on the genocide of members of the Unión Patriótica, leftist political party whose members were targeted and killed during the 1980s by military and paramilitary forces. Founded in 1993 by surviving members of UP and others who had worked on human rights in the Barrancabermeja area of Colombia, Reiniciar is a non-profit organization based in Bogota, Colombia that provides human rights advocacy training, documents human rights violations nation wide, and provides legal, humanitarian and psychological aid to survivors of human rights abuses.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--political identity advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--memorials and commemoration events armed conflict and persecution--refugees,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements ,  armed conflict and persecution--disappearances

Title: Omo "Iliniden" - Pirin: Member of the European Free Alliance - EFA

URL: http://omoilindenpirin.org/

Description: In English, Bulgarian, and Macedonian. OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN is a democratic party in the Republic of Bulgaria, that protects the rights of the minorities and strives for the decentralization of the country. It is the only political party that fights for the rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian government refuses to acknowledge the existence of the large Macedonian minority in Pirin Macedonia and continues to violate its basic human rights. Members and supporters of OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN (political party and human rights organization) and OMO Ilinden (human and minority rights organization) have been videotaped, harassed, beaten, fined, and even imprisoned simply for asserting their ethnic Macedonian identity.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic civil and political rights--freedom of assembly civil and political rights--freedom of speech,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation

Title: Dvizhenie za Prava I Sbobodi / Movement for Rights and Freedom

URL: http://dps.bg/

Description: In Bulgarian, English and Turkish. Founded in 1990, the MRF, a Bulgarian political party, formed to represent the interests of the Turkish ethnic minority, but has since broadened its goals and platform to embrace all issues of civil rights in Bulgaria, aiming "to contribute to the unity of the Bulgarian people and to the full and unequivocal compliance with the rights and freedoms of mankind and of all religious and cultural communities in Bulgaria". Site contains news, policy information, documents, organizational structure and information on the 2007 election.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic,  civil and political rights--political parties and movements ,  civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

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

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