Political Science: Human Rights
Organizations
This are some major human rights organizations that will have useful information across a broad range of human rights topics.
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.
- Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.
- Office of the High Commissioner of Human RightsThe United Nations human rights programme aims to ensure that the protection and enjoyment of human rights is a reality in the lives of all people. UN Human Rights also plays a crucial role in safeguarding the integrity of the three interconnected pillars of the United Nations – peace and security, human rights and development
- The United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
Reports
- Amnesty International Country ProfilesAllows you to search for documents or access them by country, region or theme.
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Dep't of State)Access the current copy of this report, as well as previous reports back to 1993.
- Human Rights Library (University of MinnesotaThis site provides access to "more than eighty-five thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments."
- International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. Dep't of State)"Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world."
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