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www.ohchr.org
The website of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which
is the best way into the UN human rights system.
www.hri.ca
Excellent website for communication about, and among, human rights activists.
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International.
www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch.
www.humanrightsfirst.org/index.asp
Human Rights First, a leading advocacy organization.
www.umn.edu/humanrts
Important resource centre at the University of Minnesota.
www.phrusa.org
Physicians for Human Rights—an important NGO.
www.crisisgroup.org
An important NGO dealing with conflict resolution with significant human
rights implications.
cesr.org
Center for Economic and Social Rights.
www.chrcr.org Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution.
www.hrea.org
Human Rights Education Associates—an NGO.
www.unglobalcompact.org
Website of UN Global Compact, which coordinates international
efforts for global corporate social responsibility, including human rights protection.
www.freedomhouse.org
US NGO for democracy and freedom, commonly used source for
human rights data.
www.humanrightsdata.com
Data source for quantitative analysis.
www.benetech.org
Organization dedicated to using science and technology for humanitarian
purposes, including human rights protection.
www.genodynamics.com
Organization that brings a quantitative approach to the study of
genocide.
www.humansecurity-chs.org
Information about the Commission on Human Security.
www.humansecuritycentre.org
Useful source for the academic study of human security.
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