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8th Day Center for Social Justice 
A multi-issue, social justice center supported and staffed by 30 congregations of nuns, priests and brothers which promotes analysis and action.
http://www.8thdaycenter.org
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Access Human Rights 
A portal to human rights resources on the net, including news, government bodies, law, and treaties.
http://www.hrdc.net/accesshr/
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Anita Roddick 
The founder of the Body Shop reports and comments on activism, ethical business, human rights and environmentalism in a global perspective.
http://www.anitaroddick.com/
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Artists for a New South Africa 
ANSA is a non-profit organization founded and supported by artists, activists and others dedicated to furthering democracy and equality in South Africa and civil rights in the U.S.
http://www.ansafrica.org
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Bayefsky.com 
Encompasses the full range of data concerning the application of the UN human rights treaty system by its monitoring treaty bodies since their inauguration.
http://www.bayefsky.com
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Bodhi Journal Human Rights 
A collection of links, news and information on human rights with an emphasis on Tibet.
http://www.geocities.com/bvgftr2/bjhr.html
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Civil Liberties 
From About.com - Columns, link libraries, polls, and discussions about personal liberty issues.
http://civilliberty.about.com/
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ColorQ Human Rights Corner 
Features stories and links on worldwide human rights violations, particularly issues that receive little attention from the Western media.
http://www.colorq.org/HumanRights/
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Commission on Human Security 
Two broad areas of research and related consultative processes inform the Commission's deliberations: human insecurities resulting from conflict and violence; and the links between human security and development.
http://www.humansecurity-chs.org/
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Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet 
Resource for finding information about human rights on the internet. Links to organizations worldwide addressing human rights issues.
http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/manual.htm
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Conectas 
International organization, based in Sao Paolo, Brazil, conducting research and legal action related to human rights in the Global South. [English/Portuguese]
http://www.conectas.org/en/
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Development Gateway Youth Portal 
Brings young people together to interactively discuss the environment, Youth in Conflict, HIV AIDS, and other development topics. Links to articles on youth and human rights.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/node/182233/
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Earth As It Is 
Features political, censorship and human rights news from around the world.
http://the-stewardship.org/earth.htm
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Friends of People Close to Nature 
Network of individuals and groups concerned with the survival of savage tribal peoples, in particular hunter-gatherers.
http://www.fpcn-global.org/
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Gendercide Watch 
Confronts gender-selective atrocities against men and women worldwide. Includes a growing database of historical and contemporary case-studies of gendercide, research materials, and up-to-date media coverage.
http://gendercide.org
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Global Witness homepage 
Highlighting the links between environmental exploitation and human rights abuses, particularly where natural resources such as timber, diamonds and oil are used to fund conflict.
http://www.globalwitness.org/
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HB-Rights.org 
Provides an overview of individual rights, including parent, student, cyber, property and privacy rights.
http://www.hb-rights.org/
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Human Rights Discussion List 
Active mail list and discussion on subject. Bilingual, English y Español.
http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/hrights.html
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Human Rights Education Resource Centre 
Includes searchable databases, full-text education and training materials and interactive distance learning tools on human rights.
http://www.hrea.org
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Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems 
HURIDOCS is a global network of organisations concerned with human rights. Functions as a decentralised network in which organisations can handle and exchange information according to their own requirements.
http://www.huridocs.org/
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Human Rights Internet 
Provides human rights publications, information on children's rights and the UN human rights system, and listing of human rights organizations worldwide.
http://www.hri.ca/
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Human Rights Reporting 
Information about an annual seminar at Columbia University surveying the cutting-edge issues in promoting human rights, with a focus on reporting techniques.
http://www.humanrightsreporting.com
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Human Rights Voice 
Non profit organization involved in the sphere of international human rights, global security, economic development, economic justice and international justice, business and economic rights, and conflict resolution.
http://www.hrv.20m.com
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Human Rights Watch - World Report 2001 
Human Rights Watch's eleventh annual review of human rights practices around the globe covers developments in 70 countries. The report reflects extensive investigative work.
http://www.hrw.org/wr2k1/index.html
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Human Rights Watch - World Report 2002 
Twelfth annual review of human rights practices and developments in sixty-six countries, covering the period from November 2000 through November 2001.
http://hrw.org/wr2k2/
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Human Rights Watch - World Report 2003 
Thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. Identifies positive and negative trends within the sphere of human rights in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 2001 through November 2002.
http://hrw.org/wr2k3/
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Human and Constitutional Rights 
Includes constitutional rights charts, links to human rights and constitutional rights websites, news, and resources.
http://www.hrcr.org/
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Humanlex 
Categorised links related to the field of international law and international human rights law. In English and French.
http://humanlex.tripod.com
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IntellectualLoafing.com 
Discusses value of human rights and whether or not governments have the moral right to violate them in defence of human lives.
http://www.intellectualloafing.com/discussionsfolder/runningdebatesfolder/torture.htm
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International Human Rights: The Pursuit of an Ideal 
The goal of this site is to present an objective view of human rights. Topics that have been researched include the history of human rights and the pioneers responsible for it, and issues germane to the topic.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0126065
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International Network for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 
ESCR-Net brings together diverse groups and activists committed to human rights and social justice in order to share information and strategies, establish stronger links across border and disciplines, develop a collective voice, and facilitate collaborati
http://www.escr-net.org
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Look Into My I :The Freedom Paintings 
Rebecca Barrington's plea for privacy in the public sector. Eight powerful freedom paintings from the LuLu Eccentrix Art Gallery depicting the loss of freedom.
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme/artgirl/index.html
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Martus Project 
An open-source technology tool that assists nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) collect information on human rights abuses.
http://www.martus.org/
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Rights Advocates 
An interactive medium for expression of breaches of human rights. Also information and advice on human rights can be found here.
http://www.rightsadvocates.com
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Suite101 - Human Rights Law and Issues 
A site of passion on human rights law and issues, as well as humanity for all mankind. Various concepts of human rights law and issues, and country-specific insider views on specific incidents.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/human_rights
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The Business of Torture 
Article by Dr. Sam Vaknin describes some examples of the business of torture in various countries.
http://samvak.tripod.com/brief-torture01.html
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The Human Rights Web 
Human rights resources including links to relevant documents.
http://www.hrweb.org/
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The Observer - Special Reports: Liberty Watch 
Covers international events and issues about balancing civil liberties and security, featuring an ongoing collection of news, analysis and comment.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/libertywatch/0,1373,560511,00.html
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The United States and 'The Challenge of Relativity' 
Review by US political dissident Noam Chomsky of the United States' own appalling record on human rights - not in the distant past, but in the last 50 years and continuing right up to this day.
http://www.chomsky.info/articles/199811--.htm
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Torture by Proxy 
Karen L. Snell,a specialist in constitutional litigation and international extradition, comments on Kenneth Starr's comments in The Washington Post suggesting the U.S. should cast aside traditional civil liberties in the fight against terrorism.
http://www.counterpunch.org/snell1.html
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United Human Rights Council 
Works toward correcting the human rights violations of those governments who distort, deny, and delude their own history to disguise genocides, massacres, and human rights violations. Includes sections on various cases.
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/
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United Nations Human Rights Day 10 December 2005 
Official site includes calendar of events, messages, information on the World Programme for Human Rights, documents and information on past observances.
http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2005/
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University of Minnesota Human Rights Meta Search Engine 
Meta search engine for searching multiple human rights sites. Library includes a large collection of international human rights, and links to other human rights and international law sites.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/lawform.html
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White Rose 
Protest weblog collective focusing on civil liberties in the United Kingdom and the rest of world.
http://whiterose.samizdata.net/
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World Audit of Democracy and Human Rights 
Focus is on democracy, human rights, press freedom, corruption and the rule of law. Daily news on democracy and human rights, links and e-commerce facilities for human rights publications.
http://www.worldaudit.org/
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