Human
Rights Website Links
The issues of human rights refer to the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are
entitiled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality
before the law. These issues are critical to understanding the contemporary Middle East in its cultural, historiacal
and social contexts. The links below include resources on the topic of human rights both in the Middle East and in a
wider, global perspective and are presented here to facilitate research on this topic. Please not, the information on
the Internet may not always be accurate, timely or objective, and Yale University is not responsible for the contents of
the links below
Human
Rights in the Middle East Human Rights Watch in Middle
East
Mission for Establishment of Human Rights
in Iran
Human Rights Watch in Iraq
Human Rights
Links in Saudi Arabia
Constitutional Human Rights
in Middle East
Human
Rights First in Middle East
Middle East Children Alliance
Human Rights in Arab World
Iraq Foundation- A major
goal of the Iraq Foundation is to promote human rights in Iraq. The information
in this link records incidents of state-sponsored human rights abuses
based on reports from Iraqi and non-Iraqi sources.
Iraq Human in Orient Encyclopaedia
Human Rights
& Post-war Iraq- Human Rights First, Human Rights First works in the
United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing
justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. We support human
rights activists who fight for basic freedoms and peaceful change at the
local level; protect refugees in flight from persecution and repression;
help build a strong international system of justice and accountability;
and make sure human rights laws and principles are enforced in the United
States and abroad
Physician's for Human Right's(PHR)
Research on Iraq- Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) promotes health
by protecting human rights.
Human
Rights Links in Global Perspective
Human Rights Web
Human Rights Watch
Derechos Human Rights - work for the
respect and promotion of human rights throughout the world. Their work
includes the socialization of human rights related information and analysis
through the internet and other media, the promotion of prosecutions of
human rights violators and the support of local human rights NGOs and
activists.
Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better
World- offers links in English on different topics including human
rights
Mishap.net - International Legal Information
International Federation for Human Rights
- 142 Human Rights organisations throughout the world
Center for Religious Freedom
- The Center defends against religious persecution of all groups
throughout the world. It insists that U.S. foreign policy defend Christians
and Jews, Muslim dissidents and minorities, and other religious minorities
in countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Iran and Sudan. It
is fighting the imposition of harsh Islamic law in the new Iraq and Afghanistan
and opposes blasphemy laws in Muslim countries that suppress more tolerant
and pro-American Muslim thought.
EurasiaNet - EurasiaNet provides
information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and
social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus,
as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The web site
also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews and book
reviews.
Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)
- is a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN Paris
Principles. It became part of the Danish Centre for International Studies
and Human Rights January 1, 2003
Kurdish Human Rights Projects- The KHRP
is a registered charity. It is committed to the protection of the human
rights of all persons within the Kurdish regions, irrespective of race,
religion, sex, political persuasion or other belief or opinion. Its supporters
include both Kurdish and non-Kurdish people
Women Learning Partnership-
an international, non-governmental organization (NGO) that empowers women
and girls in the Global South to re-imagine and re-structure their roles
in their families, communities, and societies.
One Country - Online Newsletter
of the Bahai International Community
Equipo Nizkor - believes
that socializing clear, accurate and timely information is the first step
in the fight against human rights violations.
Human Rights in United Nations
Amnesty International
European HumanRights Court
Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights
Harvard Human Rights
Journals
Yale Diana Online Human
Rights Achives Project
Women's Human Rights Net (WHRnet) -
WHRnet is a project of the Association for Women's Rights in Development
(AWID).
PeaceWomen Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom
World Human Rights
Freedom House
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