Human Rights Library-- Very comprehensive and world-class offering from the Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota. Part of the DIANA collaborative. Note the Meta Search Engine for Searching Multiple Human Rights Sites to search for documents and reports in many key sites.

HURISEARCH-- An excellent limited area search engine that searches the content of thousands of human rights websites in scores of languages. Allows "one point access to all human rights information published by human rights organisations worldwide, and particularly human rights NGOs." From HURIDOCS, "a global network of organisations concerned with more effective ways of using information for the cause of human rights."

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre-- From the Norwegian Refugee Council, an excellent searchable resource with coverage of many ongoing situations of conflict-induced internal displacement in the world. Includes thousands of documents, hundreds of maps, country profiles, and analyses of internal displacement at regional and global levels.

International Human Rights Research Guide-- Explains and links the main IGOs (especially the UN), documents, treaties, and more, including by subject matter. Written by Grace M. Mills, Director of the Law Library at Florida A&M University and posted by GlobaLex at the Hauser Global Law School Program, NYU School of Law.

Minorities at Risk-- From the University of Maryland's Center for International Development and Conflict Management, an excellent searchable database that "monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in all countries in the world with a current population of at least 500,000. Selected project materials on over 285 groups are available through this site... including access to the regularly updated MAR database and codebook."

Project Diana: An Online Human Rights Archive-- The Yale Law School's segment of the International Human Rights Database project called DIANA, with many documents and links, but at several locations. Also see DIANA's Women's Human Rights Resources at the Bora Laskin Law Library of the University of Toronto and the Human Rights Library of the Human Rights Center of the University of Minnesota.

Rights and Democracy Documentation Centre-- Wide collection on international human rights includes tens of thousands of documents, more than 1000 of which are accessible online in PDF format. From an organization in Montreal, "created by Canada's Parliament in 1988 to encourage and support the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions and practices around the world." Also note the publications page and other features of the site.

United Nations Human Rights Treaties-- Thorough databank (with texts) and analytical source on UN human rights treaties, accessible by state, theme, or subject matter, from Professor A.F. Bayefsky, York University, Canada, with "a range of data concerning the application of the UN human rights treaty system by its monitoring treaty bodies since their inauguration in the 1970's." Contains section on "How to Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations."

• Amnesty International-- One of the world's largest international voluntary organizations dealing with human rights and political repression. The Annual Report is available online, in addition to other studies and news reports.

• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-- Texts of yearly reports by the U.S. Department of State, and related documents. Reports from 1993 to 1999 are available on an archive site.

• Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of the U.S. Department of State, with responsibilities in promoting democracy worldwide, formulating U.S. human rights policies, and coordinating policy in human rights-related labor issues.

• Derechos-- Very useful variety of information on human rights, in both English and Spanish, such as news reports, analytical articles on human rights and human rights abuses, mailing lists, and links to other Web sites.

• European Centre for Minority Issues-- NGO that "conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe. It serves European governments and regional intergovernmental organizations as well as non-dominant groups in the European area." All reports, working papers, and issue briefs are available online in full-text.

• Forced Migration Online-- This excellent, very usable site from the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford "provides instant access to a wide variety of online resources dealing with the situation of forced migrants worldwide." Features an online library, Internet resources directory, journals, papers, and research guides, among other items.

• Freedom House-- Many online studies ranking countries on measures of freedom (including press freedom), informative backgrounders, and other publications are offered by this nonprofit, nonpartisan U.S. organization dedicated to promoting democracy around the world. Note especially their extensive yearly online report Freedom in the World.

• freedominfo.org-- "This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. It contains crucial information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how various provisions have worked in practice."

• Gendercide Watch-- News, discussion, case studies, and links about contemporary gender-selective mass killing around the world, emphasizing male gendercide, from the Gender Issues Education Foundation.

• Global Exchange-- A U.S.-based "international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice" worldwide, while striving to increase global awareness in the U.S. public and building international partnerships. News, views, projects, action-oriented ideas, newsletters, and large online library about the issues.

• Global Fund for Women-- NGO focusing on female human rights, in issues as diverse as literacy, domestic violence, economic autonomy, and international trafficking of women, among others.

• Global Rights-- Non-profit human rights organization active in more than 20 countries, working directly with organizations and human rights advocates inside each country to help groups and individuals become more effective within existing infrastructures by helping local organizations build their internal capacities for challenging injustice. Posts news, analysis, and a magazine about human rights issues.

• Global Trade Watch-- Part of the Ralph Nader group of NGOs, fights for international trade and investment policies promoting government and corporate accountability, consumer health and safety, and environmental protection. News and publications online and the Global Trade Watch Listserver.

• Global Witness-- NGO that "exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses...to break the links between the exploitation of natural resources and conflict and corruption." Note especially the media library for reports, press releases, briefing documents, videos, and audio clips.

• Human and Constitutional Rights-- From the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School, an excellent large site with key rights documents and very useful links to online content. Includes law links for all countries, resources for the latest hot issues in human rights, a comprehensive collection of documents, a comparative constitutional rights chart, and a database providing access to constitutional law cases.

• Human Rights in China-- An NGO founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989, that  monitors the implementation of international human rights standards in China and carries out human rights advocacy and education among Chinese people inside and outside the country.

• Human Rights First-- "Works in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law," to guarantee observance of human rights and to strengthen independent human rights advocacy at the local level. Posts reports, news, and newsletters.

• Human Rights Tools-- Directory from an NGO in Switzerland that provides "human rights professionals with easy access to the best available online resources" as reference material for activists in the field who are "monitoring the respect of human rights and advocating for positive change."

• Human Rights Watch-- Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world, by investigating and exposing human rights violations and holding abusers accountable. Many reports online, such as their annual World Report. Note the clickable world map to access country reports.

• Human Security Centre-- Research center funded by several Western governments and many private sources "to make human security-related research more accessible to the policy and research communities, the media, educators and the interested public." Produces the major annual Human Security Report, free online. Note also the "Human Security Gateway" (an online database of human security resources) and online bulletins.  Posts workshop reports, articles, and opinion pieces.

• Integrated Regional Information Networks-- From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, reports about crises and humanitarian-related situations in Africa and Asia, with archives and e-mail lists.

• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-- From "one of two bodies in the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human rights," information on the Commission and about human rights issues in the Western Hemisphere, published as yearly reports, country reports, and in other formats.

• Inter-American Human Rights Database-- From American University's Washington College of Law, documents of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

• International Center for Transitional Justice-- NGO that "assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse [and] works in societies emerging from repressive rule or armed conflict, as well as in established democracies where historical injustices or systemic abuse remain unresolved." Website posts information about the work of the Center, news, and analytical publications including the annual report.

• International Commission of Jurists-- A leading organization of eminent jurists representative of the different legal systems of the world and "dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights." Note the ICJ Legal Resource Center, "a searchable database of the ICJ's press releases, reports, legal documents and key external legal materials."

• International Committee of the Red Cross-- This site incorporates much on human rights issues. See especially the International Humanitarian Law Section with treaties, documents, national laws, commentaries, and reports.

• International Federation of Human Rights Leagues-- Defending human rights since 1922, FIDH is an activist NGO with national league members in over 80 countries. Publications online.

• International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights-- From the "self-governing group of non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations that act to protect human rights throughout Europe, North America, and the Central Asian republics formed from the territories of the former Soviet Union," news, analysis and reports on the human rights situations in areas under the Helsinki Final Act and its Follow-up Documents.

• International Labour Organization-- Specialized U.N. agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. Much information online, including through the NATLEX  legal database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights and Labordoc, with "references to a wide range of print and electronic publications, including journal articles, from countries around the world, on all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods, and the work-related aspects of economic and social development and human rights." Also see ILOLEX: Database of International Labour Standards and LABORSTA: Labour Statistics Database operated by the ILO Bureau of Statistics.

• International Organization for Migration-- This "leading international organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges" posts information about the IGO's structure and work and the full text of many of its analytical and policy publications and conferences on internal and international migration issues.

• International Religious Freedom Report-- From the United States Department of State, a report on the condition of religious freedom in countries around the world, prepared annually for the U.S. Congress.

• International Women's Issues-- This page, from the Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues, of the U.S. Department of State, includes government reports and speeches on women's rights in the world.

• Migration Policy Institute-- "Independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide," with much data and analysis online. Note their Migration Information Source for "fresh thought, authoritative data, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends... [and] useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide."

• Open Society Justice Initiative-- This "operational program of the Open Society Institute pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights, and contributes to the development of legal capacity for open societies worldwide." Posts news, books, legal briefs, reports, papers, journal, conference reports, and more on this topic, especially regarding developing countries.

• OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights-- Based in Warsaw, Poland and "active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and rule of law." Posts many factsheets, newsletters, reports and documents on such issues.

• Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative-- Under the leadership of Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this organization works "to put human rights standards at the heart of global governance and policy-making and to ensure that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are addressed on the global stage." Posts information, news, and analysis on human rights issues in development, the concept of ethical globalization, and its implementation.

• ReliefWeb-- From the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a clearinghouse for the information needs of the humanitarian relief community. Much information on current and past situations. Note the helpful ReliefWeb Map Centre with maps by country and by relief emergency, including past ones.

• Save the Children-- Nonprofit organization that works in the U.S. and many developing countries "to help children and families improve their health, education and economic opportunities" and also mobilizes "rapid life-support assistance for children and families caught in the tragedies of natural and man-made disasters." Note their fine annual online State of the World's Mothers report.

• Science and Human Rights Program, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, with the full text of human rights reports and quantitative datasets.

• Trafficking in Persons Report-- From the United States Department of State, reports on "severe forms of trafficking in persons" worldwide, prepared annually for the U.S. Congress.

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)-- This U.N. agency "protects children and their rights by providing services and supplies and by helping shape policy agendas and budgets in the best interests of children." UNICEF compiles and publishes information on the situation of children, performance of countries in caring for children, protection of children's rights, and its programs for children. Many publications are online about development as it affects children, such as the annual The State of the World's Children.

• United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)-- Describes UNIFEM's work, and that of others, to promote women's empowerment and gender equality by providing "financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security." Offers online publications on women's issues around the world.

• United Nations Documentation Research Guide--Special Topics: Human Rights-- Extensive bibliography and links to U.N. documents.

• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights-- Publications, documents, treaties, databases, special programs, conferences, links.

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-- A large, essential, and very comprehensive source on the topic and the UN's role. Note the searchable Research/Evaluation section that gives access to selected statistics, reports, and documents arranged by country and subject. The State of the World's Refugees reports are especially useful.

• United Nations Human Rights Page-- Master page for all United Nations sites on human rights, with full documentation and activities.

• United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Page-- Master page for all United Nations sites on humanitarian affairs, with full documentation and activities.

• U. S. Commission on International Religious Freedom-- "Created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to monitor the status of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments, and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and the Congress." Site posts annual reports, regional and country assessments, policy briefs, newsletter, webcasts, and more.

• Women Watch is a gateway to UN information and data on women world-wide and an evolving forum on global women's issues, to provide up to date information on the UN's work on behalf of the women of the world, track the global agenda for improving the status of women, and constitute an electronic space for exchange of information and ideas on women's issues.