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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 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 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 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. 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 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 English and Bosnian. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded on 11 February, 1995. It is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization. The aim of the Committee is the protection and promotion of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Materials focus on local community development and rights issues, but the site also includes reports and publications on the human rights situation in Eastern Europe.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--community development organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--legal organizations, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--international law
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 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 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 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. 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 and Arabic. Contains project information, press releases, PDFs of publications, and a database of its library related to democracy and civil rights in Egypt and the Middle East. The Center is a non-governmental organization and its main objectives are the advancement of applied social sciences with special emphasis on Egypt and the Arab World. It is committed to the promotion of responsible dialogue, democracy, peace and development for all peoples in the region. The Egyptian government closed the center in 2000. Its founder, Saad Eddine Ibrahim, and 27 other members of staff were tried and imprisoned on trumped-up charges in 2002. The center re-opened in 2003 but founder remains abroad for fear of imprisonment upon return to Egypt.
Captured 9 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Apr 30, 2011
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , civil and political rights--discrimination, political, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In French, English, Spanish, and Arabic. FIDH aims at obtaining effective improvements in the protection of victims, the prevention of human rights violations and the sanction of their perpetrators worldwide. Focuses on human rights defenders, international justice, terrorism, death penalty, women's rights, forced disppearances, globalization, migration and asylum. Site contains news on each area of focus, information on intergovernmental organizations, and copies of financial statements.
Captured 13 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 164 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--death penalty, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--women's rights, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--detention, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--globalization, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--asylum
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 English and Greek. This website provides a platform for a variety of regional human rights organizations. It provides materials on news and issue areas across the region, but divided into country areas.
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--discrimination, ethnic and racial, civil and political rights--women's rights, civil and political rights--children's rights
Description: In English, Armenian, Russian. Organization focuses on human rights in Armenia, especially soldiers' and voters' rights, legal rights, and religious freedom. Contains news, reports, surveys, and photographs. Armenian government has been harassing NGOs dealing with democracy in Armenia since last election. Leader of group was shot by member of Armenian parliament, who later boasted about the incident on television without reprisal.
Captured 12 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--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, civil and political rights--democratization
Description: In English, Spanish, and French. HIC is an independent, internationally-based, non-profit alliance of some 400 organizations and individuals working in the area of human settlements. HIC organizes and supports organizers in the areas of land and housing rights. The site contains news, a map of urgent action areas, and downloadable documents (reports, training materials, articles, etc.).
Captured 4 times between Oct 30, 2011 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 7 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , 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--adequate housing
Description: In Russian and English. Rights in Russia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established on 19 January 2010 to mark the murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova who that day in 2009 were shot dead in Moscow. Rights in Russia is committed to supporting the human rights movement in the Russian Federation.
Captured 11 times between Oct 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , armed conflict and persecution--harassment and humiliation, armed conflict and persecution--intimidation, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--legal proceedings
Description: In English. The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) is an international, nongovernmental organization constituted by national Helsinki Committees and Cooperating Organizations in the participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Website contains news, reports and issue area campaign documents for international human rights concerns.
Captured 12 times between Jul 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations
Description: In English. Iraqi LGBT is a human rights organization established in September 2005 in response to the rise in violence against the Iraqi LGBT community that followed the U.S. invasion. The organization runs safe houses in Iraq, rescues persecuted individuals, raises awareness about issues, and advocates for sanctuary. Site contains news, links, calls for action, and photos and audio related to LGBT hate crimes in Iraq.
Captured on Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , armed conflict and persecution--hate crimes, 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, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--asylum
Description: In Russian and English. Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights (KCHR) - is an NGO established by internationally known human rights defender Dyryldaev Ramazan. The website principally contains news and monitoring information from Kyrgyzstan.
Captured 12 times between Jul 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--discrimination, gender, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists, armed conflict and persecution--rape and sexual abuse, civil and political rights--borders, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--corruption, civil and political rights--migrant rights
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 Russian and some English. Moscow Helsinki Group was founded in 1976 as an extension of the international network of Helsinki committees. The website's content is primarily in Russian, but materials in English include news, political analysis, documentation of human rights violations and organization publications.
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--women's rights, civil and political rights--children's rights, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--peace activism
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 English. Formed in 2003, the Coalition has worked for the freedom, human rights, and dignity of the North Korea people. The Coalition currently has over 60 public member organizations and individual members representing millions of American, South and North Korean, and Japanese citizens as well as other nations and is credited with being the driving force behind the passage of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 and is now working to ensure that it is fully implemented. Site contains downloads of educational materials, event listings, news and a photo and video gallery.
Captured 19 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--prisons and prisoners, economic, social, and cultural rights--health and healthcare--right to adequate food, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--demonstrations, economic, social, and cultural rights--economic and labor rights--adequate housing
Description: In Spanish. The website of Other Worlds, a non governmental organization that seeks to present alternatives to current economic and environmental policies. There is a focus on sustainability and local action. Website contains articles,videos and pdfs.
Captured 8 times between Jul 30, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 5 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--sustainable development
Description: In English and Spanish. Website of the Tlachinollan Human Rights Center which is concerned with promoting and defending human rights for the peoples in Guerrero, Mexico. There is a strong agricultural focus.
Captured 12 times between Jul 30, 2010 and Jul 19, 2012
Videos: 2 Videos Captured
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--police misconduct, economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--indigenous peoples, economic, social, and cultural rights--environment--agriculture
Description: In Portuguese. Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais/RJ (GTNM/RJ) is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 1985 to advocate for the rights of current and former political prisoners, organize anti-torture campaigns, provide physical and psychological care for those affected by state violence, and record the history of the military dictatorship which ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Site contains news, publications, information on disappeared people, and links.
Captured 3 times between Oct 30, 2011 and Jul 19, 2012
Subject: armed conflict and persecution--political prisoners, civil and political rights--freedom of speech, armed conflict and persecution--torture, advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations , armed conflict and persecution--disappearances, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--truth commissions
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 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 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
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