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Human Rights and Human Rights Education Links
Due to the sheer size of the web, this listing is unlikely ever to be
comprehensive; however, we hope to highlight here just a few of the key
sites on human rights and human rights education.
- Amnesty International
- Asian Regional Resource Center
for Human Rights Education (ARRC)
Web site with many resources on human rights education of the Bangkok-based
regional resource NGO.
- Catholic Institute for International
CIIR is an international charity working for justice and the eradication
- The Center
for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University.
- Centre for Human Rights, Faculty
of Law, University of Pretoria
The Centre, established in 1986, is part of the Faculty of Law of the
University of Pretoria.
- Center for Sustainable Human Rights
Action (CeSHRA) promotes and protects a culture
of human rights observance by strengthening human rights organizations
worldwide. CeSHRA's work addresses challenges to human rights groups
and offers strategies useful for ensuring organizational effectiveness
and long-term sustainability.
International - world's largest educators' federation, with
website section on human rights and the 50th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
Human Rights Centre (EHRC) - EHRC represents over
100 non-governmental and other not-for-profit organisations interested
in the promotion of Human Rights throughout Europe and beyond.
Decisions Educators Corner - The Educators'
Corner is an initiative of the Foreign Policy Association and
has been developed to engage and support educators who are committed
to teaching International Studies and who are interested in integrating
the Great Decisions program into their classrooms.
- Humane Education Advocates Reaching
Teachers (HEART) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization
created to raise awareness of Humane Education among educators and community
leaders. Given the prevalence of violence in society today, it is more
crucial than ever to instill compassion, empathy and tolerance in young
- Human Rights Action
An organization which addresses human rights violations. Currently the
site is dedicated to the human rights violations surrounding the capture
and imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan. Many links to news
releases, photographs, and huge amounts of background information on
the current situation with the Kurds and their struggle for independence.
- Human Rights Education Associates
An international non-profit organization whose main mission is to support
efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values in to
educational curricula and teaching practices. The website includes an
Electronic Resource Center, with direct
access to hundreds of human rights education and training related documents,
as well as links to other sites and resources. Resources include curricula,
textbooks, training materials, bibliographies, databases and a calendar
of human rights trainings and courses. (3/1/99).
- Human Rights Education Project
Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre.
The Human Rights Education Project is a three year project of the Alberta
Civil Liberties Research Centre. The project will provide practical
assistance to students at the junior high school level, and to their
teachers. We are developing resource materials for students, as well
as teaching materials, on a wide range of human rights topics.
- Human Rights Internet
Also includes an (expansive) section specifically on HR education,
including materials from all over the world.
- Human Rights Library
at the University of Minnesota.
A huge selection of human rights resources, including a section on human
rights education. Minnesota's site is part of the Diana network
Rights Research Tool An internet hyperlinked pathfinder tool
for human rights and international law research.
A private non-profit research and analysis policy institute located
in Albuquerque and Silver City, New Mexico, which produces books, policy
reports, and periodicals on U.S. foreign relations with the third world,
as well as sponsoring popular education projects. Their Foreign
Policy In Focus briefs offer recommendations for alternative policy
directions that would make the United States a more responsible partner.
- International Women's Rights
Action Watch - Asia Pacific
IWRAW Asia Pacific is an international human rights organisation
that carries out collaborative projects to facilitate the monitoring
and implementation of the CEDAW Convention (women's convention) regionally
and Human Rights Fellowship Program
The Islam and Human Rights Fellowship Program at Emory University
is a three-year project that brings scholars and activists together
to explore the relationship between human rights and Islam.
- LL.M. Program in Intercultural
Human Rights (St. Thomas University School of Law)
This innovative program is designed to offer in-depth instruction on
the critical issue of our time: the protection of human dignity across
political, social, economic and cultural lines. The program offers
more than 25 mostly one-week compact courses in intercultural human
rights. The faculty is one of global distinction and includes top-level
United Nations experts, outstanding scholars, judges and practitioners
in the field. Students will be prepared for effective research and advocacy
in the field of human rights.
Program in Understanding and Securing Human Rights (Institute
of Commonwealth Studies, University of London)
Interdisciplinary program aimed at individuals who are already, or wish
to become human rights professionals and activists. In addition the
course is suitable for academics, journalists, public servants and employees
of intergovernmental agencies. In contrast to many other such programmes
which place emphasis on law, this course draws widely upon philosophy,
history, sociology, anthropology, political science and development
economics as well as law. Lecturers come both from the British academic
community and from among human rights professionals.
If you are looking for documents and recent trends on governance issues,
you can browse MagNet's database of governance publications or access
United Nation's Development Programme's (UNDP) Management Development
and Governance Division (MDGD) governance newsletter. A search engine
is available to help you locate specific information amongst MagNet's
resources. A Resource Book on Capacity Development provides numerous
resources on conceptual frameworks, tools and methodologies, case studies
and training modules.
- National Center for Human Rights
The mission of CHRE is to "bring human rights home" to the
American people, and build a Human Rights Culture in the United States.
- Netzwerk Menschenrechtsbildung
Human Rights resource in German and French.
- Prevent Genocide International
Prevent Genocide International is a nonprofit educational organization
established in 1998 with the purpose of bringing about the elimination
of the crime of genocide. The organization makes particular use of the
Internet as a way of linking persons around the world in a transnational
network of global civic engagement and action.
ResponsibleCitizen was formed to offer a unique reference point on how to beat anti-social behaviour and promote good citizenship. Poor parenting? Lack of community spirit? Anti-social behaviour? This site discusses your rights and how to encourage responsible citizenship.
- Rights and Democracy / Droits et
Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic
Development) is a non-partisan organization with an international mandate.
It was created by Canada's Parliament in 1988 to encourage and support
the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic
institutions and practices around the world.
- Right to Education
A public access human rights resource and devoted to furthering the
rule of law as the grounding of human rights, and promotes the right
to education, human rights and fundamental freedoms in education, and
enhancement of human rights through education.
- The Runnymede Trust
Founded in 1968, Runnymede is a leading independent think tank on ethnicity
and cultural diversity. Its mandate since inception has been to challenge
racial discrimination, to influence related legislation and to promote
a successful multi-ethnic Britain.
- Space for Human Rights
Space for Human Rights is a transnational organization founded in 2007 to develop innovative strategies and methodologies
for the dissemination of knowledge and awareness of Human Rights. It brings together diverse creative initiatives
with respect to issues of politics and territories. By setting up a mutual platform for artists and activists to express
themselves we seek to host examples of significant art forms pursued by a new generation of creative, socially engaged
- University of Iowa Center
for Human Rights (UICHR)
Initiated by a multi-disciplinary group of faculty, UICHR emphasizes
a diverse array of cross-disciplinary activities designed to consider,
constructively and critically, the problems and prospects of human rights
at home and abroad, with particular attention given to economic, social,
and cultural rights. These activities, emphasizing transdisciplinary
collaboration, include scholarly commentary, educational innovation,
artistic advocacy and expression, community outreach, and direct action.
The UICHR is directed by Professor
Burns H. Weston.
- UNESCO Human Rights
A good overview of the UNESCO's human rights activities, searchable
database, international human rights norms and covenants, and global
UNESCO networks in human rights and peace education.
- United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights
A good overview of the UN's human rights activities, international human
rights norms and covenants, and information on the 50th anniversary
of the Universal Declaration.
of Oxford Master of Studies degree in International Human Rights Law
The aim of the degree programme is to train and support future leaders
in the field of international human rights law. A central objective
of the course is to ensure that participants not only know but also
can use human rights law. The curriculum places roughly equal emphasis
on the substance of human rights law, analysis of its implementation
- The UNSW Initiative for
Health and Human Rights
The University of New South Wales Initiative for Health and Human
Rights (IHHR) is a multidisciplinary research, teaching, service and
advocacy initiative founded collectively by the Faculties of Arts and
Social Science, Law and Medicine.
Human Rights Resources (at the Bora Laskin Law Library)
Elaborate web site with diverse, quality information on
women's international human rights law , including annotated
bibliographic references to scholarly articles; annotated
references to conventions and UN Reports; NGO reports,
case law and legislation.
Social Action & Initiatives Links
offers a family-oriented, interactive environment providing current
information on parenting, tips on how to improve family relationships,
and current events that face the African-American family.
CANADEM is a resource bank of qualified Canadians with skills in areas
such as human rights, peace building or democracy. Organization can
use Canadem as a way to identify qualified candidates for particular
missions or posts. Includes an extensive list to human rights related
- WebActive A site which
provides links to many news and information resources that lie outside
the traditional mainstream commercial sources, and attempts to provide
resources that make "the internet an effective tool for progressive
Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights
Addresses the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights as a forum for refocusing international attention on women's
of Sant'Egidio International Campaign against Death Penalty: Moratorium
The Community of Sant'Egidio in Rome has started collecting signatures
for their appeal, in Italy and on all continents for a moratorium on
the death penalty by the year 2000. You can read the entire text of
the appeal and sign it online at their website. The signatures they
collect will constitute the moratorium proposal to be made to all nations
represented at the UN. In English and Italian.
- MADRE Since 1983, MADRE
has worked in partnership with community-based organizations in conflict
areas worldwide to address issues of women's health, economic development,
and other human rights. MADRE provides resources and training for its
sister organizations and works to empower people in the US to demand
change to unjust policies.
- Development Gateway
The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.
- Global Issues Over
3000 links ranging from trade, poverty and globalization, to human rights,
geopolitics and the environment.
- The Women's Mosaic A nonprofit organization that educates, inspires, and motivates women of
every background to express their full power and potential in the world.
Dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and empowerment among all
women since January 2001, TWM has fostered a community of over 2000 by
offering more than 85 unique activities and events that help women learn
more about and connect to themselves, each other, and the world around them.
Our blog, CHICKS ROCK! was recently launched as a vehicle for women to share
their experiences related to diversity and personal growth.
Links to UN Conference Sites
Recent world conferences have produced powerful plans of action that
have in common the protection and betterment of all human futures, North
and South, specifically addressing the protection of women's human rights
and generally promoting human rights principles. Taken together, existing
international norms and standards and the proclamations resulting from
these world conferences provide the basis for comprehensive actions against
threats to human dignity and security.
For more information,
please contact PDHRE:
The People's Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE) / NY Office
Shulamith Koenig / Executive Director
526 West 111th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA
tel: +1 212.749-3156; fax: +1 212.666-6325