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Human Rights

Universal || European || Other regional

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, another copy
• Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (A/CONF.157/23)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Commission on Human Rights, See also a site through University of Minnesota
• UN Human Rights Treaties (texts, signatures, ratifications, reservations)
  • Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (through University of Minnesota), see for more links under Prohibition of Torture
  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (through University of Minnesota), CEDAW homepage
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child, (through University of Minnesota)
  • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (through University of Minnesota)
  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol (individual complaints), Second Optional Protocol (death penalty, through University of Minnesota)
    • Rules of Procedure of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/3/Rev.3)
    • Human Rights Committee, consolidated guidelines (HRI/CORE/1, Annex)
    • General guidelines for periodic reports (CCPR/C/20/Rev.2)
    • General Comments (through University of Minnesota)
    • Model communication, text file
    • Views and decisions (through University of Minnesota)
    • Press releases (through New York), press releases (through Geneva), press releases before 1996 (gopher)
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (through University of Minnesota)
  • Treaty Body Database (an excellent site through the UNHCHR), see also Treaty bodies (general information through University of Minnesota)
    • Consolidated guidelines (HRI/CORE/1, Annex)
    • General Comments (through University of Minnesota)
    • Press releases, (through New York), press releases (through Geneva), press releases before 1996 (gopher)
  
  
• Concise Guide to Human Rights in the Internet (through Derechos)
• Country information: Amnesty International, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch (gopher), Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (field reports), UN Commission on Human Rights (also thematic reports, through UNHCR), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, US State Department, Writenet (through UNHCR), see also Special Rapporteur on Torture under Prohibition of Torture
• DIANA
• Human Rights files through Essex
• Human Rights files through Trondheim
• Human Rights on the Internet, tutorial
• Human Rights Documents: keyword search
• Human Rights Quarterly
• Human Rights Web
• Huridocs Standard Formats: a tool for documenting human rights violations (through DIANA)
• ILO Conventions and recommendations concerning employment and forced labour, freedom of association, occupational safety and health
• Impunity (through Derechos)
• Judgment by the British Law Lords on Pinochet's immunity, considerations by Lord Nicholls, considerations by Lord Steyn.
• Minority Rights Database (through University of East London)
• Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
• The Privacy page (by Jeroen Terstegge)
• Refugee Law (international, national and case law, through UNHCR), another site
  • Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees , Protocol (through Trinity College)
• Research Guide at Diana's (excellent tools for research)
• RVDM-L (Human Rights Mailing List)
• RVDM-L, archives (gopher)
• Sim documentation site
• States of Emergency Database (through Queen's University of Belfast)
• Systematic Studies on Human Rights (through Binghamton)
• University of Minnesota Human Rights Library (an excellent site), keyword search, mirror site at Geneva

  
  

  European || Other regional || Universal

• European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (as amended), Protocols
  • European Court of Human Rights, judgments, pending cases, search the case law
• European Social Charter (as amended)
• Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
• Helsinki Final Act (through University of Minnesota)
• Double check under European Law

  
  

  Other regional || European || Universal

• African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
• American Convention on Human Rights, also see the OAS