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Description: In Spanish. Asociación MINGA advocates for the human rights of Colombians, particularly indigenous populations. Their focuses include property rights, internal displacement, and monitoring human rights violations. The site contains news on actions, settlements, violations, and other relevant topics, as well as photographs.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--seizure of property, armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons
Description: In English. ADAPT is a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom. The site contains reports, photographs, newsletters, and videos.
Captured 17 times between Apr 29, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 18 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing, civil and political rights--discrimination, physically disabled, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--physical disability
Description: In English. Amazon Watch is an NGO founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin by running various environmental and indigenous rights campaigns. The site contains news, blog posts, and annual reports.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous populations, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--ethnic identity, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights
Description: In French. Association africaine de Défense des droits de l’Homme (ASADHO) is a human rights NGO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that formed in 1991 to protest the abuses of Mobutu Sese Seko. Seko seized power in 1965, formed an authoritarian regime, instated the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) as the only legal political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ruled as president from 1965 to 1997. ASADHO monitors human rights, calls attention to abuses, does training, provides legal assistance, and has local chapters that organize around human rights issues. The Katanga chapter of ASADHO was instrumental in the Anvil Mining case of state murder. Contains reports, press releases, and news. Other URL in this group, http://asadho-rdc.net/, is the main website of ASADHO.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--mining, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--extractive technologies, armed conflict and persecution, armed conflict and persecution--crimes againts humanity
Description: 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.
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, armed conflict and persecution--paramilitaries, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing, armed conflict and persecution--death threats
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.
Captured 9 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic and labor rights--labor rights
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.
Captured on Jan 31, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation
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)
Captured 14 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English. Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) is a legal aid and human rights NGO in Bangladesh. They focus on human rights monitoring, advocacy (via legal, media, and international channels), legal aid, education, and other programs. They publish a quarterly report on human rights in Bangladesh, and the site also contains other publications.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage
Description: In English. Ajedi-Ka was founded in 1988 and was comprised of three key project areas: poverty alleviation, the environment, and child soldiers. Following the 1998 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the organization decided to focus its attention on child soldiers, thus creating AJEDI-Ka/PES (Child Soldier Project/Projet Enfants Soldats) that same year. The website contains materials regarding projects and programs, including video and photography.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers, civil and political rights--children's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--video advocacy
Description: 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.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption
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.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--institutional racism, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Russian and English. Human rights organization in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani government is has history of harrassing and suppressing human right NGOs. Contains news articles, press releases, and reports.
Captured 7 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--freedom of religion, civil and political rights--democratization
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.
Captured 16 times between Jul 30, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 35 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--children's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English. The Andean Information Network (AIN) promotes human rights and socioeconomic justice in Bolivia and advocates more humane and effective illegal drug control policies. AIN produces publications and news stories on human rights, environmental rights, indigenous rights, and land rights in Bolivia. Site contains reports, news, and background resources.
Captured 2 times between Jul 19, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--drug trafficking, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous populations, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights
Description: In Arabic and English. The Arab Human Rights Index site, sponsored by United Nations Development Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR), is a repository for the entire set of United Nations documents pertaining to human rights and the responses, including reservations, by the Arab member states to the committees that monitor the core international human rights treaties.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--United Nations, civil and political rights--children's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law, civil and political rights--discrimination, socioeconomic
Description: In Spanish. The Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN) is a Guatemalan repository that houses, preserves, processes, and disseminates the records of Guatemala’s National Police. The National Police collaborated with the state during Guatemala's 36-year armed internal conflict which, between 1960 and 1996, claimed 200,000 lives and displaced over one million people. The AHPN has formed a collaboration with University of Texas at Austin to make its records available online (https://ahpn.lib.utexas.edu/about_ahpn). The site contains organizational information, publications about the AHPN's materials, legislation concerning the AHPN, links for requesting information, digital photographs, and other links.
Captured 3 times between Oct 30, 2011 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--cultural repositories, armed conflict and persecution--genocide, armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, armed conflict and persecution--war crimes, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--truth commissions
Description: In English, Spanish, French. The EAAF is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that conducts forensic archaeological and anthropological research to investigate human rights violations in Argentina and worldwide. Site contains annual reports from work conducted in different countries in Latin America and around the world, field mission reports, press releases, and videos.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--forensic anthropology, armed conflict and persecution--disappearances
Description: In English. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations. AHRC promotes civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights. The website includes news coverage of human rights violations and documents related to campaigns against extrajudicial killings and disappearances, children's rights, torture, among others.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 55 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--torture, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, armed conflict and persecution--extrajudicial executions, armed conflict and persecution--mass killings, civil and political rights--children's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to adequate food
Description: 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.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 17 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--public policy organizations
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.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, armed conflict and persecution--corporal punishment, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--access to healthcare
Description: In French. Association africaine de Défense des droits de l’Homme (ASADHO) is a human rights NGO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that formed in 1991 to protest the abuses of Mobutu Sese Seko. Seko seized power in 1965, formed an authoritarian regime, instated the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) as the only legal political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ruled as president from 1965 to 1997. ASADHO monitors human rights, calls attention to abuses, does training, provides legal assistance, and has local chapters that organize around human rights issues. The Katanga chapter of ASADHO was instrumental in the Anvil Mining case of state murder. Contains reports, press releases, and news. Other URL in this group, http://blog.asadho.org/, is the blog of ASADHO.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, armed conflict and persecution--child soldiers, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--mining, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--extractive technologies, armed conflict and persecution, armed conflict and persecution--crimes againts humanity
Description: In Arabic and English. Reports on human-rights violations and provides legal assistance to victims. Shut down by government in September 2007 on ground of accepting foreign funds without government permission. Site contains news articles and other information related to human rights in Egypt.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, armed conflict and persecution--refugees, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations
Description: In Romanian and English. Formed in 1990, APADOR-CH is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that raises the level of awareness on and respect of human rights and rule of law. Site contains mission, objectives and the team of the association, annual reports, special reports (regarding the visits to prisons and lock-ups, as well as abuses of the police), press releases and publications of APADOR-CH. In addition, there is a special section dedicated to the free access to information of public interest, containing legislation (Law no 544/2001 regarding the free access to the information of public interest; the methodological norms for the application of Law no. 544/2001, adopted through the Governmental Decision no. 123/2002; Law no. 182/2002 on the protection of classified information; Law no. 677/2001 for the protection of persons related both to the processing of personal data and to the free circulation of such data), a practical guide for the use of Law no. 544/2001, studies, as well as summaries of APADOR-CH’s freedom of information court cases.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--right to information, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In Russian and English. Content on ensuring fair, legal, and democratic voting processes in Russia.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In French, some English. Contains information on human rights abuses, such as sexual violence and torture, in Burundi. APRODH is a non-profuit organization based in Burundi that seeks to combat torture, sexual violence and the abuse of human rights of prisoners by soldiers and police in Burundi.
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse
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.
Captured 15 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes, civil and political rights--women's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights
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.
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Videos: 20 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English. BAOBAB For Women's Human Rights is a non-profit, non-governmental women's human rights organization, which focuses on women's legal rights issues under the three (3) systems of law - customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria. The organization evolved from an ad hoc group of activists, social scientists, lawyers, and specialists in Muslim laws and Arabic who were responsible for executing the Women and Laws Nigeria project, under the auspices of the International Solidarity Network of Women Living Under Muslim Laws from 1993 to 1996. BAOBAB operates from a national office in Lagos and with outreach teams in 14 states across Nigeria. These are: Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara. Site contains downloads of publications and news and events archives.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse
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.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation
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.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In English. Blog contains news articles and videos related to human rights issues in Bahrain.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--women's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--human trafficking
Description: In English and some Arabic. Banat Akhir Zaman is a grassroots movement that seeks to achieve gender equality in Lebanon by empowering women on the personal, social, political and economic levels. Current organization initiatives include legal reform and research. The website includes general materials on both of these initiatives.
Captured 10 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jan 31, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing, armed conflict and persecution--domestic violence, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--abortion
Description: In English. Formed in 2001, Banglarights is an independent web portal which exposes and challenges discrimination and violations of human rights. Site contains information on human rights issues in Bangladesh and worldwide as well as a photo gallery.
Captured 7 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--refugees, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to water
Description: In Spanish. A professor at the University of Sevilla (Spain), Bartolome Clavero writes extensively on indigenous rights in Latin America. The site contains political commentary, academic studies and formal publications by Clavero.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--genocide, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous peoples, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--courts and judicial proceedings
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.
Captured 16 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights
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.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 7 Videos Captured
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy, civil and political rights--women's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights
Description: In English, Russian, and Belarusian. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is a freedom of the press NGO in Belarus. BAJ defends reporters' rights and issues weekly and annual reports on the state of freedom of the press in Belarus (which touch on other human rights issues in the region). Site contains news and reports.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--freedom of the press, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--right to information
Description: In English and Romanian. IDOM is a human rights NGO in Moldova that advocates for patient rights, HIV/AIDS positive rights, non-discrimination for physical ability and mental ability, and prisoners' rights. Their work focuses on advocacy, litigation, education sessions, and human rights monitoring. The site contains reports, publications, links, and news.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--incarceration, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, civil and political rights › discrimination--by type--mental ability discrimination, civil and political rights › discrimination--by type--physical ability discrimination, civil and political rights--reproductive justice
Description: In Spanish. Blog contains news updates on human rights issues in El Salvador.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 6 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability
Description: In English. Contains video documentaries on border life, border culture and border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico.
Captured 14 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--video advocacy, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration policies and procedures, civil and political rights--migrant rights--immigrant rights, civil and political rights--migrant rights--undocumented immigrant rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Bulgarian and English. Formed in 1992, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is a non-governmental organization that aims to promote respect for the human rights of every individual, to stimulate legislative reform to bring Bulgarian legislation in line with international human rights standards, to trigger public debate on human rights issues, to carry out advocacy for the protection of human rights, and to popularise and make widely available human rights instruments. Contains news archive, downloads of newsletters, position papers (Bulgarian only), list of publications, legislative documents and human rights resources.
Captured 17 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 33 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--mental disability, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Japanese. Contains archive of news items dating back to 1992.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 4 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, socioeconomic
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.
Captured 11 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--democratization, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--eyewitness documentation
Description: In English. Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is an umbrella human rights NGO in Cambodia which offers education on human rights issues, monitors trials, advocates for free speech and freedom of the press, runs land rights campaigns, supports a network of human rights activists and organizations in Cambodia, and creates reports on human rights in Cambodia. CCHR also operates http://sithi.org/, a human rights portal for reporting/monitoring human rights violations, tracking elections, and maintaining lists of human rights NGOs in Cambodia (which is also archived). Site contains news, reports, and educational materials.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--right to self determination, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process, armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights
Description: In English. The CLEEN Foundation (formerly known as the Centre for Law Enforcement Education) monitors the police forces in Nigeria, protests human rights violations, and promotes public safety. CLEEN publishes reports on crime and police activity. Site contains reports and news.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--incarceration
Description: In French, Arabic, English, Spanish. CNLT addresses issues of political freedom and civil liberties in Tunisia. Their site contains newsletters, reports, and the organization's founding documents.
Captured 3 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--due process
Description: In English and French. COPORWA is a non-profit organization working for the economic and community development of the Batwa people of Rwanda. Materials include background documents about the Batwa people and photos.
Captured 11 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--poverty, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, civil and political rights--discrimination, socioeconomic
Description: In English. Since 1992, LICADHO has been at the forefront of efforts to protect human rights in Cambodia and to promote respect for civil and political rights by the Cambodian government and institutions. Building on its past achievements, LICADHO continues to be an advocate for the people and a monitor of the government through wide-ranging human rights programs from its main office in Phnom Penh and 12 provincial offices. Primary issue areas for this NGO include torture, children's rights, women's rights, prisoner's rights and human rights education. The website includes news, reports and primary testimonies.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--children's rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights
Description: In English. Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) is an NGO advocating for responsible and just governance in Sierra Leone by monitoring elections and local governments as well as human rights abuses. Site contains news and reports.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Description: In Spanish. Website of Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Políticas de Acción Comunitaria/Center for Economic and Policy Research Community Action (CIEPAC), a non-governmental, civil organization founded in 1998 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico with the mandate to carry out research and analysis of the economic, political, social, and human rights conditions in Chiapas, in order to offer its findings to diverse social groups working for peace and searching for feasible and sustainable development alternatives in Chiapas, Mexico and abroad.
Captured 8 times between Jul 30, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--right to information
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.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, civil and political rights--women’s rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, civil and political rights--discrimination--by type--physical ability discrimination, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations
Description: In Portuguese and English. Contains articles, links, list of PDF publications, and events calendar related to human rights, women's rights (health, sexuality, work, violence) and racial/ethnic discrimination. CFEMEA is a non-governmental organization based in Brasilia, Brazil.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health and pregnancy, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, armed conflict and persecution--domestic violence, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--domestic / household workers
Description: In English and Spanish. Website of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (Frayba) Center for Human Rights, a non-profit civil organization. Founded in 1989 through the initiative of Samuel Ruiz García, catholic bishop of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Frayba works in defense and promotion of human rights, especially for the indigenous villages and communities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
Captured 8 times between Jul 30, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, armed conflict and persecution--extrajudicial executions, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous peoples
Description: In Spanish. Centro de Estudios Aplicados a los Derechos Económicos Sociales y Culturales (CEADESC) is an indigenous/First Peoples rights NGO based in Bolivia with a Bolivian and international focus. CEADESC supports indigenous causes with lobbying and litigation assistance. CEADESC also publishes reports on indigenous rights issues. The site contains reports and news.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Description: In Spanish and K'iche'. All aspects of human rights promotion, focusing on providing legal aid and documenting the genocide perpetrated against the Mayan population of Guatemala during the 1980s. They are leading the most important collective effort to bring former dictators (one of them currently a senator) to trial before the Interamerican Human Rights Court. The security of their members is seriously compromised--the Guatemalan government and its military forces are not in favor of any kind of investigation into war crimes. Since 2004, year in which CALDH brough the cases against Rios Montt and García before the Interamerican Court, their offices have been subject to raids and their members have been kidnapped and received death threats.
Captured 11 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--genocide, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, civil and political rights--children's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--transitional jusice, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--courts and judicial systems--Inter-American Court of Human Rights, armed conflict and persecution--discrimination, ethnic and racial
Description: In English and Spanish. Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) is a lobby within the Organization of American States for human rights issues; the organization lobbies and advocates for NGOs. Site contains information about cases and publications.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial proceedings, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial systems
Description: In English and Czech. The Czech Helsinki Committee is a non-governmental non-profit organization for human rights. The website includes materials related to various project areas, such as prisons, racism, xenophobia, women, seniors, and police. The site also links to news articles and to a human rights library of background documents for the human rights movement.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--women's rights
Description: In Farsi, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic. Contains articles and reports on frequent government blocking of organization's web content as well as that of other women's rights organizations in Iran. Deactivated; new URL for organization at http://we-change.org/.
Captured on Apr 29, 2009
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct
Description: 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.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 70 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists
Description: In Farsi, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic. Contains articles and reports on frequent government blocking of organization's web content as well as that of other women's rights organizations in Iran. New URL for http://www.change4equality.info/.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 28 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--laws and legislation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct
Description: In Chinese and some English. Began in 1999 as a web service for missing persons searches. Conducts human rights activities in 30 mainland provinces and cities.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 20 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, civil and political rights--discrimination, political, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, armed conflict and persecution--corporal punishment, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity
Description: 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).
Captured 6 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 30, 2010
Videos: 4 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--right to information, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing
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.
Captured on Jan 31, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, civil and political rights--right to information, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing
Description: In Turkmen, Russian, English. The Helsinki Group of Turkmenistan was founded in July 2002 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The group was forced to operate underground but nevertheless its members were systematically persecuted and repressed by the Turkmen authorities, and finally were forced to go into exile. The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR), the successor organization, was established as an independent public organization and registered in November 2004 in Vienna, Austria. The site contains materials on specific subject areas such as freedom of speech and assembly and the rights of ethnic minorities. In addition, articles, news and general reports on human rights are available.
Captured 19 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
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.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration policies and procedures, civil and political rights--borders, civil and political rights--racial profiling, civil and political rights--migrant rights--immigrant rights
Description: In English. Contains PDFs of publications, audiovisual materials, posters, press releases, action items, and news items related to the Gujarat genocide and subsequent protests against it. CAG is comprised of individuals and organizations from the United States and Canada who demand accountability and justice for the 2002 genocide in Guajarat, India.
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--genocide, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings, armed conflict and persecution--crimes against humanity
Description: In English, Spanish, French, and Arabic, with some documents translated into other languages. The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) includes 2,500 NGOs in 150 different countries working to strengthen international cooperation with the ICC. As far as I can tell, this site is mainly an aggregator--in posts a lot documents produced by its constituent groups (many of which we already archive), so it might not be the best use of our data allowance. Also, Columbia already archives it.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 3 Videos Captured
Description: In Spanish and some English. The Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos was founded during the 1980s as a non-governmental organization that intervenes with legal measures in cases of human rights abuses and forced disappearances. The site is material rich, with photos videos and podcasts available. It includes detailed information on a variety of cases.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 7 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings
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.
Captured 10 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--accountability, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--archives, libraries, and museums, economic, social, and cultural rights
Description: In Portuguese. Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) is a Brazilian NGO dedicated to rural rights, including farmers' labor movements, land rights, water rights, migrant worker rights, and environmental rights. CPT monitors human rights violations and conflicts. Site contains news, reports, audio, and video.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 10 Videos Captured
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--land rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--agriculture, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to water
Description: In English, Moldovan, and Russian. Contains information on all aspects of human rights in Moldova. Government continues to allow and in some cases condone discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and religion; in some regions NGOs are routinely threatened and harassed. Contains reports, news, and information on organization's programs.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Spanish and English. Contains news and articles on human rights abuses, death penalty, and political prisoners.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 8 Videos Captured
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners, civil and political rights--discrimination, political, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--press and media coverage, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners
Description: In Spanish. Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras / Committee of Family Members of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH) is a non-governmental organization founded in the 1980s to support the families of people "disappeared" by the Honduran government. The organization conducts legal advocacy work to counter legal impunity of perpetrators, and COFADEH manages a documentation center with testimonies of family members of the disappeared.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--testimony
Description: In English, some French and Kinyarwanda. Non-profit organization that works with and defends the rights of the Batwa indigenous group in Rwanda. Includes background information on the Batwa, documents and reports, photographs and links to other resources. In 2007, Communauté des Autochtones Rwandais (CAURWA) changed its name to Communauté des Potiers Rwandais (COPORWA) because it became politically incorrect and illegal to work with communities drawn around ethnic lines due to the Rwandan Genocide. The organization's latest efforts can be seen at www.coporwa.org
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--poverty, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, civil and political rights--discrimination, socioeconomic
Description: In Spanish. Comunicarte is an organization that creates documentaries about human rights violations and daily life in Guatemala, with a particular focus on indigenous rights and indigenous struggles against corporate oppression. Site includes embedded videos and updates about projects.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--video advocacy, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--eyewitness documentation, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous populations, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--sustainable development
Description: In Spanish. Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE) is an indigenous rights advocacy NGO in Ecuador. The site contains news and reports about indigenous rights violations and movements, women's rights, and other rights movements in Ecuador, as well as photographs.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous populations, civil and political rights--women's rights
Description: In English and French. Contains news articles, speeches and photographs of daily life and genocide in the Congo.
Captured 4 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2010
Description: In Spanish. Formed in 1992, CODHES is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights in Colombia, with a special emphasis in assisting those who have been violently displaced by the internal conflict and state violence. Contains bulletins, statistics, reports, list of publications, calendar of events, and links to other resources.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights, armed conflict and persecution--displacement
Description: In Arabic and English. DCTCRS is a Sweden-based non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to defend and promote civil liberties as well as human, economic, social and cultural rights around the world with focus on Syria. Organization conducts research, polling, and field studies, and organizes large conferences for free exchange of ideas.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law, armed conflict and persecution--war crimes, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--conferences, meetings, and workshops
Description: In Danish. Website for the local Danish Helsinki Committee. Site includes reports, analysis and project information.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, armed conflict and persecution--terrorism
Description: In Norwegian and English. (Content not identical in both languages.) The Norwegian Helsinki Committee is one of 44 Helsinki Committees throughout Europe. The website includes photographs and video, particularly of freedom of speech violations, as well as news, publications and resources for NGOs seeking funding.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--freedom of speech
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.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy, civil and political rights--right to information, civil and political rights--democratization, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--nonviolence
Description: In English, with some reports in other languages. Disability Rights International advocates for the rights of people with disabilities via legal assistance and training, policy advocacy, and research. Areas of focus include anti-torture as well as physical and mental disability rights. Site contains reports, videos, lists of resources, and updates.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--discrimination--mental ability discrimination, civil and political rights--discrimination--phsyical ability discrimination
Description: In Bulgarian and English. Organization Drom is a Roma rights NGO in Bulgaria that focuses on integrating schools for Roma children. The site contains reports, photographs, and videos.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 1 Videos Captured
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, civil and political rights--discrimination--ethnic and racial discrimination
Description: In English. Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (Durbar) is an NGO that advocates for the rights of sex workers (including male, female, and transgender sex workers) in the state of West Bengal. Durbar advocates for improving HIV/AIDS policies, provides health care for sex workers, provides education and vocational training for sex workers and their children, creates outlets for the cultural expression of sex workers, fights against human trafficking, finances micro loans for sex workers, and conducts research on sex work and sexual health in West Bengal. The site contains information on initiatives, publications, photographs, and news.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--sex workers, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--human trafficking, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--AIDS/HIV, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--education, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--performing arts, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights
Description: In Bulgarian, English and Turkish. Founded in 1990, the MRF, a Bulgarian political party, formed to represent the interests of the Turkish ethnic minority, but has since broadened its goals and platform to embrace all issues of civil rights in Bulgaria, aiming "to contribute to the unity of the Bulgarian people and to the full and unequivocal compliance with the rights and freedoms of mankind and of all religious and cultural communities in Bulgaria". Site contains news, policy information, documents, organizational structure and information on the 2007 election.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 34 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In Spanish. Servicios para una Educación Alternativa (EDUCA) is an Oaxacan human rights organization that advocates for indigenous rights through economic programs and legal aid. Site contains publications.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous populations, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights
Captured 2 times between Feb 07, 2011 and Feb 08, 2011
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.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform
Description: In English. Formed in 1991, EHRCO is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works towards building a democratic system, promotes rule of law and due process, and encourages and conducts human rights monitoring. Site contains documents for download, photos, and information on the organization.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In English. The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law organization engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. Materials on the site include news and legal analysis of the human rights situation pertaining to the Roma.
Captured 7 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 2 Videos Captured
Description: In English. Ugandan affiliate of the International Federation of Women Lawyers; established in 1974. FIDA provides legal aid legal education to defend the rights of women, and advocates for women's legal rights in Uganda. Site contains reports.
Captured 2 times between Jan 31, 2012 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--discrimination, gender, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, armed conflict and persecution--domestic violence, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--reproductive health
Description: In Russian and some English. Covers human rights issues related to the incarcerated.
Captured 12 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption
Description: In Russian and English. Content on all types of human rights violations in Russia and surrounding areas. Site contains news articles and downloads of reports and newsletters.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 4 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, political, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform
Description: In English. Research portal for electronic resources on forced migration. Includes list of journals, podcasts, videos, organizations, photographs, working papers, and events.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 345 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--freedom of religion, armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons, civil and political rights--women's rights, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--labor rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia) is an umbrella group for Asian human rights NGOs that conducts international advocacy and publishes research. Site contains news, newsletters, publications.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--globalization, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--trade policies
Description: In English and Thai. Formed in 1997, the FBR aims to bring help, hope and love to people of all faiths and ethnicities in the war zones of Burma, to shine a light on the actions of the dictators' army, to stand with the oppressed, and to support leaders and organizations committed to liberty, justice and service. They conduct relief, advocacy, leadership development and unity missions among the people of Burma. FBR coordinates their activities with all relevant organizations and conducts missions in areas where their presence is requested. They operate with the pro-democracy authorities in their operational areas. The teams trained and resourced, belong to the relevant pro-democracy organizations and areas in which the teams serve. Site contains informational materials for download, a memorial site for deceased FBR members, team leader reports and other documents for download, maps, and photographs.
Captured 20 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: civil and political rights--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons, armed conflict and persecution--refugees, armed conflict and persecution--displacement, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations, civil and political rights--democratization, armed conflict and persecution--militarization, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--eyewitness documentation, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--identity, ethnic
Description: In English. Free Cuba Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Miami that aims towards the establishment of an independent and democratic Cuba using non-violent means. Site contains background information, a news archive, videos, list of human rights violations and political prisoners in Cuba, and a lecture series by Thomas P. Ray.
Captured 25 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 68 Videos Captured
Subject: civil and political rights--censorship, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--political parties and movements, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--economic policy, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights
Description: In Spanish with some materials in French, English, Italian, and German. This blog site, based in Belgium, provides legal analysis of the Honduran coup of June 2009, as well as exposure of protest movements within Honduras itself. Materials include documents reflecting constitutional analysis of the coup and police repression of dissent, as well as links to media coverage of protest.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community organizing, civil and political rights--coups and attempted coups
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