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Title: Adaleh Center for Human Rights Studies

URL: http://adaleh-center.org/new/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Arabic and English. ADALEH Center for Human Rights is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in September 2003, with a mission of enforcing human rights in Jordan and Arab world. Projects include youth capacitation, training medical staff in torture detection, and capacitating lawyers in the field of human rights. Site contains news and publications.

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Subject:   economic and labor rights--labor rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Albanian Helsinki Committee

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Albanians in Macedonia Crisis Center

URL: http://alb-net.com/amcc/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Contains news, articles, mailing list and archives, background information, links to other resources on human rights violations of Albanians as well as their struggle for equality in Macedonia.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic civil and political rights--institutional racism laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

Title: Asian Legal Resource Centre

URL: http://alrc.net/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This URL is no longer active, but captures for the new site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://alrc.asia/ In English. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is an NGO having General Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The ALRC was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. It is a body committed to the development of legal self-reliance and empowerment of people. It will place particular emphasis in its work on the areas of cultural, social and economic rights and the right of development. ALRC will work closely with and support regional, national, and local groups involved in this field, taking care, at the same time, to protect the autonomy and independence of such groups. The site contains policy documents submitted to the UN, legal documents related to human rights and a variety of news items on human rights violations in Asia.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations 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,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: ASFADDES: Asociación de Familiares Detenidos-Desaparecidos en Colombia / Colombian Association of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared

URL: http://asfaddes.info/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is an older URL for ASFADDES. Captures of the newer site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://www.asfaddes.org/ In Spanish. Organization which aids and represents the families of people who are detained or missing in Colombia. The directors and members of ASFADDES have been subject to illegal surveillance and death threats from paramilitary groups. They have filed a petition to the Inter American Human Rights Court to require the Colombian state to provide them with minimum safety guarantees. Site contains news articles, background information on organization and its activities, photographs, and educational information on forced disappearances.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--death threats advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries armed conflict and persecution--disappearances

Title: Sahrawi Association of Human Rights Victims

URL: http://asvdh.net/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Aswat Palestinian Gay Women

URL: http://aswatgroup.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Arabic and English. The mission of the ASWAT initiative is to serve as a Palestinian gay women’s group where we may express ourselves, discuss gender and sexuality, define our feminism, and address the conflict experienced by us between our national and gendered identities. In addition, we strive to generate social change in order to meet the needs of one of the most silenced and oppressed communities in Israel. We work to reach out to Palestinian and Jewish communities in Israel, and also to collaborate with other like minded institutes, groups and individuals in order to combat the multilayered discrimination we face and to promote women rights. ASWAT's projects center on three themes: empowerment and awareness, advocacy and outreach, and information. Materials on the site include information about organization activities and projects, and a multimedia gallery.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes

Title: Burma Issues: Information for Action, Campaign for Peace, Grassroots Education and Organizing

URL: http://burmaissues.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English, Thai, and Karen. Burma Issues is a project of the Peace Way Foundation, founded in 1990 and acts as a private, a non-profit organisation devoted to a peaceful resolution to Burma's struggle for human rights and democratic rule. Contains videos, reports (PDF), photographs, newsletters (PDF), documentation centre database, and information about the project.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--eyewitness documentation civil and political rights--democratization,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons

Title: Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights

URL: http://byshr.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Comisión de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador / Human Rights Commission of El Salvador

URL: http://cdhes.org.sv/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Non-governmental organization that conducts human rights advocacy and education. Focuses on issues of health, poverty, education, justice and migration. Contains documents, news items, and information on how to report human rights violations.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--archives, libraries, and museums laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  armed conflict and persecution--disappearances

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

URL: http://chrdnet.com/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Coalición de Derechos Humanos / Human Rights Coalition

URL: http://derechoshumanosaz.net/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and Spanish. Coalición de Derechos Humanos is a grassroots organization which promotes respect for human/civil rights and fights the militarization of the Southern Border region, discrimination, and human rights abuses by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials affecting U.S. and non-U.S. citizens alike. Contains information on organization's projects, press releases and educational materials for download, news and events listing, and videos.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--migrant rights--immigrant rights civil and political rights--racial profiling civil and political rights--borders laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration policies and procedures economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

Title: Directorio Democrático Cubano / Cuban Democratic Directorate

URL: http://directorio.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project

URL: http://equality.org.za/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. LGEP is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that works towards achieving full legal and social equality for lesbian and gay people in South Africa. Site contains documents for download on various activities.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala / Foundation for Forensic Anthropology - Guatemala

URL: http://fafg.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Non-profit organization that documents and investigates human rights violations. Carries out forensic investigations to aid the justice system and the families of those disappeared in denouncing and establishing the facts related to human rights violations during Guatemala's violent internal conflict. From 1992-2008, FAFG conducted 946 forensic anthropological investigations related to massacres, arbitrary executions, paramilitary activities, general crime, disasters, forced disappearances, and femicide. FAFG maintains a database with maps, photos, figures and some information on the investigations they have conducted as well as PDFs with their forensic manuals and reviews of their publications reporting on their investigations. Fredy Peccerelli, Omar Girón, José Suassnavar y Leonel Paiz, members of FAFG, received email death threats in May 2008. FAFG has been active since 1997, and its members' security has been compromised since 2002. In their website they document some of these threats. In February 2008, Giron and Peccerelli received death threats to themselves and their families via cellphone.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--natural disasters armed conflict and persecution--mass graves armed conflict and persecution--mass killings,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries armed conflict and persecution--disappearances laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--forensic anthropology

Title: Australia's Campaign for Burma

URL: http://freeburma.org.au

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Site based in Australia that publicizes Burma solidarity events in Australia. Users may submit events, photographs and videos. Contains a 'protest kit' which allows users to download images for posters, t-shirts, and flyers.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

Title: Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya

URL: http://galck.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Contains reports and articles on AIDS and LGBTI activism in Africa. The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya is registered as a trust (“Kenya Gay and Lesbian Trust”) and was established in May 2006 following the convening of regional LGBTI activists by a local women’s rights organisation. GALCK acts as an umbrella organisation and currently consists of five member organizations; “Minority Women in Action”, “Ishtar MSM”, “TOMIK” “Gay Kenya” and "Transgender Education and Advocacy - TEA".There are other four organizations mainly out of Nairobi whose membership is under consideration. The website includes news materials, a library of Kenyan legislation, and materials related to advocacy and events in support of gay Kenyans.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation civil and political rights--women's rights armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation

Title: H.I.J.O.S. Guatemala: Hijos e Hijas por la Identidad y la Justicia contra el Olvido y el Silencio / H.I.J.O.S. Guatemala: Sons and Daughters for Identity and Justice Against Silence and Forgetting

URL: http://hijosguatemala.8m.com/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Contains art gallery related to the disappeared as well as a photo gallery of some of the disappeared. This organization is run as a collective and subsists solely on donations. It focuses on promoting human rights, justice and activities that denounce state violence in Guatemala. They are specially focused on activities with the youth. members of HIJOS are continuously subject to threats that they should cease their educational and legal activities denouncing state violence (especially the involvement of the military in Human Rights Violations). In June 2008, according to Protectionline - Observatorio para la Proteccion de los Defensores de DDHH, organization members received death threats. Threats come from unidentified persons who are believed to be linked with the military.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--disappearances civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial armed conflict and persecution--genocide armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic

Title: Healthy Options Project Skopje

URL: http://hops.org.mk/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and Macedonian. Healthy Options Project Skopje is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organization that started operating as a project supported by The Lindesmith Center and The Open Society Institute Macedonia in 1997. During this period it has successfully implemented programs for reduction of drug related harm, prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases, as well as programs for social reintegration and re-socialization targeting young people and vulnerable groups (drug users and their families and sex workers and their families) in Skopje, Macedonia. Materials include program documents and a variety of resources on HIV issues.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--sex workers

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

URL: http://hrfssaudiarabia.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

URL: http://iglhrc.wordpress.com/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. The blog site contains articles and commentary of events and news related to gay rights issues around the world.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--internet advocacy,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation

Title: Iraqi LGBT :: Human Rights and LGBT Issues

URL: http://iraqilgbt.org.uk/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Iraqi LGBT is a human rights organization established in September 2005 in response to the rise in violence against the Iraqi LGBT community that followed the U.S. invasion. The organization runs safe houses in Iraq, rescues persecuted individuals, raises awareness about issues, and advocates for sanctuary. Site contains news, links, calls for action, and photos and audio related to LGBT hate crimes in Iraq.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--asylum civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Iraqi LGBT :: Human Rights and LGBT Issues

URL: http://iraqilgbt.org.uk/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Iraqi LGBT is a human rights organization established in September 2005 in response to the rise in violence against the Iraqi LGBT community that followed the U.S. invasion. The organization runs safe houses in Iraq, rescues persecuted individuals, raises awareness about issues, and advocates for sanctuary. Site contains news, links, calls for action, and photos and audio related to LGBT hate crimes in Iraq.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--asylum civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

URL: http://kabissa.org

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: The Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights

URL: http://kchr.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Russian and English. Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights (KCHR) - is an NGO established by internationally known human rights defender Dyryldaev Ramazan. The website principally contains news and monitoring information from Kyrgyzstan.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--migrant rights laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption civil and political rights--borders armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of the press civil and political rights--discrimination, gender armed conflict and persecution--torture advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Mongolian LGBT Centre

URL: http://lgbtcentre.mn/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and Mongolian. Mongolian LGBT Centre is the first LGBTQ advocacy NGO in Mongolia. The organization lobbies for policy changes on non-discrimination law within Mongolia and on the international stage through the United Nations. Their work also includes educational and training programs. Site includes news, PDF reports, educational materials, photographs, and videos.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--discrimination laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--United Nations laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

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/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Behind the Mask

URL: http://mask.org.za/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Behind the Mask is a communication initiative around LGBTI rights and affairs in Africa. The organization considers information and communication technology (ICT) and independent journalistic activism as its main tools. By way of publishing a website magazine the organization gives voice to African LGBTI communities and provides a platform for exchange and debate for LGBTI groups, activists, individuals and allies. The site includes news, op-eds and journalistic pieces on gay rights in Africa, analysis of each African country's situation with regard to gay rights and specific sub-headings around issues of health, sexuality and religion.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: International Committee of Solidarity for Political Prisoners in Tunisia

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Movimento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado / Movement of Victims of State Crimes

URL: http://movimientodevictimas.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Umbrella organization for ONGs and people who have been victims of or fight against state terrorism in Colombia. Denounces, promotes education, advocacy. MOVICE director, Ivan Cepeda Castro, has had to live in exhile twice due to death threats associated with his work denouncing state terrorism in Colombia. Criminal charges for libel and diffamation have also been made against him for his work exposing the links between governemnt officials and paramilitary forces. Site contains videos, photos, documents, and newsletters.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of assembly laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct

Title: Radio Liberada

URL: http://radioeslodemenos.blogspot.com/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Contains news stories, press releases, photos, videos related to the Honduran resistance movement after the 2009 coup d'etat that removed democratically elected president, Manuel Zelaya, from power.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--coups and attempted coups advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage

Title: Regional Public Movement: Chechen Committee for National Salvation

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Sudan Human Rights Organization

URL: http://shro-cairo.org

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is the old site for SHRO-Cairo. To see captures of the new site, go here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://shro-cairoupdated.org/Home_Page.html In English. SHRO-Cairo disseminates human rights and democracy information that aims to insure the recognition, realization, and enjoyment of human rights norms and principles as enshrined in regional and international human rights instruments and covenants as an integral part of the Constitution, State, and Civil Society of Sudan. Site contains press releases, news articles, newsletters, reports, and action alerts.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gender discrimination armed conflict and persecution--mass killings,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct armed conflict and persecution--genocide

Title: Change for Equality

URL: http://sign4change.info/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is the older site for Change for Equality, but you can find captures of the newer site here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/https://we-change.org/ In Farsi and English. The Change for Equality campaign is designed to connect Iranian women activists and strengthen their efforts for legal recognition of gender equality in Iran. The site contains interviews of leading activists, news coverage, support for activists jailed or persecuted in other ways and analysis of important steps in legal reform.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--women's rights

Title: Human Rights Center "Viasna"

URL: http://spring96.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Institutos de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" / Central American University's José Simeón Cañas Institute of Human Rights

URL: http://uca.edu.sv/idhuca/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Contains press releases, position statements, photographs, testimonies, PDF documents of publications, and articles dating back to 1996. The Institute documents all types of human rights violations in El Salvador, with a particular emphasis in documenting human rights violations as a result of state violence (during the civil war) and providing legal aid to victims. IDHUCA's members are in a precarious security situation because El Salvador's government is notorious for its efforts at detering any investigations or information on human rights violations. Members of IDHUCA have been harassed.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--memorials and commemoration events armed conflict and persecution--militarization laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration policies and procedures,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: Uyghur Human Rights Project

URL: http://uhrp.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)

URL: http://uthr.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Formed in 1988 with the aim to challenge the human rights violations experienced by the Tamil community and hold perpetrators accountable as well as create and humanize a social and political space for the community. Activities came to a standstill when a key founding member was assassinated in 1989. Contains briefings, statements, reports, and publications.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, national economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights armed conflict and persecution--militarization,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights / Comission Africaine des L'Homme et des Peuples

URL: http://www.achpr.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and French. Organization in based in Gambia charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights throughout the African continent. Contains downloadable documents (reports, bulletins, resolutions)

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation civil and political rights--women's rights

Title: Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information: Expanding Human Rights Information and Values in the Middle East and North Africa

URL: http://www.anhri.net/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Arabic and some English. Central repository for human rights information and websites in Arabic on eighteen countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa - Jordan, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Sudan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Oman, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia and Kuwait. Seeks to expand coverage circle to include Mauritania, Somalia and Iran. Based in Cairo, Egypt. Contains press releases, articles, and news items.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--internet advocacy,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of the press civil and political rights--freedom of assembly advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage

Title: Bahrain Center for Human Rights

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: BLUE DIAMOND SOCIETY | an organisation for lesbian gay bixesual & transgenders in Nepal

URL: http://www.bds.org.np/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and Nepali. The Blue Diamond Society works in Kathmandu to promote LGBTQ rights by documenting and publicizing anti-LGBTQ violence, doing sexual and mental health outreach, providing legal counsel to victims and families of victims of violence, lobbying for policy changes, and organizing high-visibility events like beauty pageants. Site contains news, educational materials and other publications, and photographs.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights

Title: Bekhsoos

URL: http://www.bekhsoos.com

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and some Arabic. Bekhsoos is a queer Arab magazine published weekly by queer and trans folks at Meem. The site covers topics related to (homo)sexuality in the Arab world. Our objective is to fill the gap of lesbian- and transgender-produced writing in the Arab world through articles, reports, investigations, personal stories, opinion pieces, and creative writing. The materials are all written, and they reflect the goals expressed above.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage civil and political rights--women's rights economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy

Title: Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation

URL: http://www.chrrmw.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) is a general human rights organization in Malawi that focuses on civil rights, women's rights, HIV/AIDS positive rights, disability rights, and LGBTQ rights. CHRR runs a paralegal clinic that gives advice to people whose rights have been violated, a voter education initiative, various HIV/AIDS education initiatives, and gender violence education initiatives. Site contains reports, news, and photographs.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations civil and political rights--discrimination--by type--physical ability discrimination economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV civil and political rights--women’s rights civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights civil and political rights,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: HIC Habitat International Coalition - Global network for the right to habitat and social justice

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English, Spanish, and French. HIC is an independent, internationally-based, non-profit alliance of some 400 organizations and individuals working in the area of human settlements. HIC organizes and supports organizers in the areas of land and housing rights. The site contains news, a map of urgent action areas, and downloadable documents (reports, training materials, articles, etc.).

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--adequate housing advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Procuradaria de Derechos Humanos / Human Rights Ombudsman

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Tahrir Documents

URL: http://www.tahrirdocuments.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and Arabic. Tahrir Documents is an ongoing effort to archive and translate activist papers from the 2011 Egyptian uprising and its aftermath. Materials are collected from demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and published in complete English translation alongside scans of the original documents. The project is not affiliated with any political organization, Egyptian or otherwise, and is edited by Cameron Hu, Levi Thompson, Elias Saba, and Emily Drumsta. Tahrir Documents welcomes the submission of materials for translation and publication on the website.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--cultural repositories advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--demonstrations,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists

Title: Youth Human Rights Movement

URL: http://yhrm.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Russian and English. English portion of site contains program description and news articles. YHRM is comprised of members from 30 Russian states whose areas of focus include racial and ethnic intolerance, army service, voter rights, and youth rights. YHRM's registration revoked in 2007, but then registration committee later acknowledged this as unlawful and reinstated registration.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--demonstrations,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of assembly civil and political rights--freedom of speech laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

Title: Youth Initiative for Human Rights

URL: http://yihr.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English, Serbo-Croatian and Albanian. Formed in 2003, YIHR aims to provide protection for the victims of violations of human rights, establish new connections between the post-war generations and enhance the participation of youth in the processes of transitional justice by promoting the truth about the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Site contains reports and newsletters for download, news, press releases, information on programs, and individual pages for YIHR offices.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--truth commissions,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage civil and political rights--discrimination, political civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial

Title: Asian Legal Resource Centre

URL: https://alrc.asia/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is a new URL for the organization, but captures of the old site can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.alrc.net. In English. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is an NGO having General Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The ALRC was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. It is a body committed to the development of legal self-reliance and empowerment of people. It will place particular emphasis in its work on the areas of cultural, social and economic rights and the right of development. ALRC will work closely with and support regional, national, and local groups involved in this field, taking care, at the same time, to protect the autonomy and independence of such groups. The site contains policy documents submitted to the UN, legal documents related to human rights and a variety of news items on human rights violations in Asia.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations 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,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations

Title: Sudan Human Rights Organization

URL: https://shro-cairoupdated.org/Home_Page.html

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is the new site for SHRO-Cairo. To see captures of the old site, go here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://shro-cairo.org In English. SHRO-Cairo disseminates human rights and democracy information that aims to insure the recognition, realization, and enjoyment of human rights norms and principles as enshrined in regional and international human rights instruments and covenants as an integral part of the Constitution, State, and Civil Society of Sudan. Site contains press releases, news articles, newsletters, reports, and action alerts.

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Subject:   civil and political rights--gender discrimination armed conflict and persecution--mass killings,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct armed conflict and persecution--genocide

Title: Change for Equality

URL: https://we-change.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is the newer site for Change for Equality. To see captures of the older site, go here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://www.sign4change.info In Farsi and English. The Change for Equality campaign is designed to connect Iranian women activists and strengthen their efforts for legal recognition of gender equality in Iran. The site contains interviews of leading activists, news coverage, support for activists jailed or persecuted in other ways and analysis of important steps in legal reform.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--women's rights

Title: Albanian Hesinki Committee

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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: Association Marocaine des Droits Humains / Moroccan Association for Human Rights

URL: https://www.amdh.ma/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In French and some English. Support human rights and survivors of human rights violations. Seven members convicted and imprisoned for "attacking sacred values." Contains news articles and information on human rights issues.

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Subject:   economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--access to healthcare,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  civil and political rights--freedom of the press civil and political rights--freedom of assembly armed conflict and persecution--corporal punishment armed conflict and persecution--torture

Title: ASFADDES: Asociación de Familiares Detenidos-Desaparecidos en Colombia

URL: https://www.asfaddes.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: This is an updated URL for ASFADDES. Captures of the original can be found here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/1475/*/http://asfaddes.info/ In Spanish. Organization which aids and represents the families of people who are detained or missing in Colombia. The directors and members of ASFADDES have been subject to illegal surveillance and death threats from paramilitary groups. They have filed a petition to the Inter American Human Rights Court to require the Colombian state to provide them with minimum safety guarantees. Site contains news articles, background information on organization and its activities, photographs, and educational information on forced disappearances.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--death threats advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists ,  armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries armed conflict and persecution--disappearances

Title: Chinese Human Rights Defenders

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

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

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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