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Title: Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF)

URL: http://www.wildaf.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) is a pan-African NGO dedicated to women's rights and legal empowerment via rural development initiatives, violence against women initiatives, increasing women's electoral participation, legal literacy training, and research. Site contains reports, photographs, and news.

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Subject:   advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations civil and political rights--discrimination--by type--gender discrimination civil and political rights--women's rights

Title: International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI)

URL: http://www.refugee-rights.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) promotes human rights for vulnerable refugee populations in situations of conflict and displacement, focusing on Africa. IRRI oversees a network of local NGOs, publishes reports on refugee rights, and helped found the Darfur Consortium (http://www.darfurconsortium.org/), which organizes African NGO and civil society response in Sudan. Site contains publications, lists of local organizations, and other information about IRRI.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--refugees armed conflict and persecution--displacement armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons

Title: IHRDA | Defend. Educate. Inform.

URL: http://www.ihrda.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English and French. The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa's (IHRDA) mission is to improve the human rights protection mechanisms of the African Union. To this end, IHRDA trains NGO leaders, offers pro-bono legal counsel to NGOs, writes publications on human rights in Africa, and advocates for legal reform. The site contains information on cases, legal mechanisms, and other resources.

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Subject:   laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial proceedings laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability

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: African Activist

URL: http://www.africanactivist.org/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In English. African Activist is a blog that aggregates and comments on news stories and blog posts about LGBTI issues throughout Africa. Contains news stories, blog posts, and linked resources.

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Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights

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: 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

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