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2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, DECLARATION
Adopted on September 8, 2001 in Durban South Africa.

2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, PROGRAMME OF ACTION
Adopted on September 8, 2001 in Durban South Africa.

A Matter of Rights: A Video Series Exploring the Right to Development
A 52-part video series produced for UN ESCAP, is available in 10 packages of 5-minute pieces on the "Right to Development." Themes include Civil and Political Rights, Older Persons, Gender, Rural Development, Urban Development, Social Participation, Economic Development and Environment.

AAAS Environment and Human Rights Project
The website contains hundreds of resource listings exploring the multiple connections between human rights and a healthy environment. Among them are treaties and other legal documents, scientific reports and policy papers, and organizations that work on human rights and/or environmental concerns. Each listing is annotated with a concise summary of the information it contains.

African Civil Society Contact Directory
Browse by sectoral and regional scope as specified by members, or by country. Alternatively, search for a member using keywords.

African Decade for Person with Disabilities
The African Decade for Person with Disabilities (1999-2009) was proclaimed by the African Union Assembly of Heads of State in July 1999. The formal declaration was subsequently adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Togo, July 2000. The Continental Plan of Action of the African Decade is designed at implementing priority activities on disability during the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999-2009). The aim of the African Decade Continental Action Plan is to provide guidance to Governments, African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI), The Secretariat of the African Decade, Disabled Persons Organizations and civil society in furthering the goals of full participation, equality and empowerment of people with disabilities in Africa.

APT Legal Reference Service
The APT Legal Reference Service is a unique and comprehensive online database of international, regional and (to a lesser extent) national documentation related to the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It contains more than 2000 resolutions, conventions, case law and documentation on the issue.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The aim of this "online library" is to provide easy access (through links) to a wide range of materials on subjects relating to business and human rights. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a charity promoting greater awareness and informed discussion of important policy issues.

Canada Immigrant Job Issues
Professional site about immigration, minorities and jobs in Canada including immigration policy, associations, forum, statistics, free job wanted postings, news, research papers, consulting services. English and Spanish version.

CIMEL and INTERIGHTS' ‘Honour Crimes’ Project
The ‘Honour Crimes’ Project is jointly co-ordinated by CIMEL (Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Laws) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University and INTERIGHTS (International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights). The project is an action-oriented collaborative research project on Strategies to Address ‘Crimes of Honour’ initiated in 1999 and co-directed by Lynn Welchman, Director, CIMEL, and Sara Hossain, Legal Officer (South Asia), INTERIGHTS. Globally, the Project seeks to facilitate co-operation among activists, lawyers, academics and others and to develop and deepen understanding, explore theoretical frameworks and build upon diverse and multiple strategies, nationally, regionally and internationally, to combat impunity for those responsible for ‘honour’ crimes and to challenge the climate of support for the practice amongst state institutions.

December 18
International and multilingual portal site for the promotion and the protection of the rights of migrants.

Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace

Directory of National Disability Non-Discrimination Laws

Disability Funders Network
DFN is a grantmakers' affinity group whose mission is to promote awareness, support and inclusion of people with disabilities and disability issues in grantmaking programs and organizations.

Environmental Grantmakers Association
The EGA is a voluntary association of foundations and giving programs concerned with the protection of the natural environment.

ESCR-Net - International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) is an emerging coalition of organizations and activists from around the world dedicated to advancing economic, social and cultural rights. This website contains four interactive, searchable databases (or directories) of organizations and individuals, project and activities, regional and domestic case law, and events.

Fact Sheet on Minority Rights
This site summarizes the procedures and activities, principally of the UN, in the field of minority protection. It provides an overview of the non-discrimination clauses and the special rights contained in international human rights instruments and describes the mechanisms that have been established to monitor compliance with minority rights standards. It also provides an analysis of the complaints procedures available, the early warning mechanisms which have been established to prevent conflict, and the role of non-governmental organizations in protecting and promoting the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

Foundation Center
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed.

Funders Concerned About AIDS
FCAA's mission is to mobilize philanthropic leadership, ideas and resources, domestically and internationally, to eradicate the HIV/AIDS pandemic and to address its social and economic consequences.

Funders for Gay and Lesbian Issues
The mission of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, Inc. is to increase philanthropic resources to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations, programs and projects.

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights
Is a network of grantmakers who address issues of population, reproductive health and reproductive rights, both domestically and internationally.

Funders Network on Trade and Globalization
The mission of the FNTG is to support foundations and other members of the funding community in their efforts to promote global relations, policies and institutions that foster environmentally sustainable, human-centered and just economic development in the US and around the world.

Genocide Watch
This site provides a wealth of resources on genocide in general as well on particular crisis situations around the world.

Grant Craft
A Ford Foundation resource for grant makers. Offers tools and techniques for effective grant making, and guides, videos, and case studies that present the practitioner's view of philanthropy on a variety of subjects.

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
GCIR is a national network of foundations interested in issues affecting the growing newcomer populations in their communities across the U.S. and in Canada.

Health and Environmental Funders Network
HEFN is a primarily virtual network for funders working at the interface of human health and environmental or ecological health.

Human Rights Connection (HRC)
Human rights groups around the world now have access to a forum for the exchange of practical information in many languages to support their social justice work. The Digital Freedom Network, Forefront and the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University have partnered to coordinate Human Rights Connection (HRC) at http://www.hrconnection.org, a web-based community resource center that provides human rights activists with a place to read and post "how to" information, articles and case studies on a wide range of issues, such as working with the media, planning an advocacy campaign, establishing an organization, and using technology. Material on other topics, such as managing a Board of Directors, fund raising and financial management for human rights, accountability and coping in face of danger will be posted in the future.

Human Rights Custom Newspaper Database Search
Search 200 plus developing country newspapers and 10 leading global newspapers for recent stories on Human Rights related issues. Choose the Human Right article of most interest to you below; click and review the stories presented.

Human Rights Impact Assessment Resource Centre
The Human Rights Impact Resource Centre (HRIRC) is an online database which brings together a wide range of information and documentation on the subject Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA). Measuring human rights has become an issue of growing interest to policy makers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and academics. There is a growing amount of information and documentation available on the subject, which is often dispersed and difficult to find. The HRIRC aims to fill this gap by providing a platform to bring together, share and disseminate all sorts of information on HRIA.

Human Rights in the US and the International Community (HR Education)
This is the first of a projected series of modules on international human rights. Whether you’re a teacher or a student, you can use this material in basic courses in government, civics, history, or other social sciences. This site is intended as a resource and not as a full-fledged course on human rights. Students may use it for research projects. Teachers may pull out a unit or even a page at a time to fit in with their current courses.

International Bar Association's International Rule of Law Directory
The purpose of the International Rule of Law Directory is to provide users with reliable information and a compiled directory of Internet resources and links to organisations offering assistance to the rule of law. The International Rule of Law directory is designed to improve access to, and the dissemination of, information and will facilitate the support of organisations engaged in the area of the rule of law.

International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first ever permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX)
IFEX is a global network of more than 50 organisations campaigning in defence of free expression. It distributes Action Alerts and a weekly newsletter of free expression news.

International Funders for Indigenous Peoples
Established in 1999, IFIP is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations. IFIP was formed to provide a voice within the Council on Foundations for increased, dedicated funding for international Indigenous initiatives, and a venue for communications and resource sharing among international funders of Indigenous peoples.

International Human Rights References to Human Rights Violations on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
This document contains excerpts of the authoritative findings, jurisprudence and commentary of treaty bodies, special procedures of the former Commission on Human Rights3, the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, with explicit reference to sexual orientation.

International Media Lawyers Association
The International Media Lawyers Association is an international network of lawyers working in the areas of media law, media freedom and media policy, and committed to promoting and defending the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and freedom of information.

Labordoc
Labordoc contains 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. Labordoc provides an ever increasing number of links to online publications available on the Internet.

Landmines Blow!
Raising Awareness of the Global Landmine Crisis

LGBT Organizations Database
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues has released the first online, searchable database of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations and projects nationwide. The database lists over 650 nonprofit organizations that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and issues, and serves as a resource for funders, donors and nonprofit organizations. The Database includes only organizations or projects within the 50 United States which have received at least one grant from a foundation and is searchable by state, populations served and issue areas.

Magic: Media Activities and Good Ideas by, with and for Children
The MAGIC website is UNICEF's (United Nations Children's Fund) response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which called on media professionals, educators, governments, organizations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognize the enormous potential of media to make the world a better place for children.

Media Helping Media
Many journalists face obstacles as they attempt to inform the public debate, monitor governance and operate with independence and integrity. This site offers a forum for those able to offer help and those who need help, as well as for general discussions about media development issues. It's free to join and you can be posting in minutes.

Migration Information Source - Global Resource Center
Provides migration data from numerous global organizations and governments around the world. Choose the country you want and generate data tables and create graphs, instantly.

National Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
In the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in June 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights recommended to States to consider the desirability of drawing up a national action plan identifying steps whereby States would improve the promotion and protection of human rights. National Plans can be accessed on this site.

New Tactics in Human Rights Project
All over the world, people are addressing human rights issues in new and innovative ways. The New Tactics project gathers these innovations and disseminates them using the web, print publications and cross-training workshops while building global and regional networks of human rights practitioners. On our website, you will find information about the project, a searchable database of creative tactics, a discussion forum, electronic copies of our publications and information about our workshops and symposium.

OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
The Office of the Organization of American States' (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression provides a useful resource for human rights advocates and journalists in the Americas. In cases where a government has committed human rights violations, individuals can appeal for international support by filing a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the OAS.

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to protect and promote all human rights for all.

On-line Resources for Grant Seekers
Search for independent funder websites. Searching by "Country" can prove to be the most helpful. This feature represents grant making institutions that are based in the country selected.

PDHRE: 24 Human Rights Issues
Every woman, man, youth and child has the human right to a life of dignity. The human rights framework can be a practical, effective tool for achieving dignity for all. Explore 24 human rights issues to learn how human rights relate to social and economic injustices in your community. Discover how increasing awareness of human rights can strengthen and invigorate efforts for change. Learn what obligations and commitments your government has made to ensuring the realization of human rights for all, and hold your government accountable. Know your human rights, and claim them!

Peace and Security Funders Group
PSFG is an association of private foundations, public foundations, operating foundations (that do not relate to their colleagues primarily as grantseekers), charitable trusts, other grantmaking programs, and individual philanthropists who make significant contributions in the peace and security field.

Prisoner Rights Web Sites

Social Investment Forum
The Advocacy and Public Policy Program serves as a clearinghouse of information and analysis to the socially responsible investing community on shareholder advocacy.

TIPinAsia - Anti-Trafficking in Persons in Asia
TIPinAsia.info provides quick links to country-specific information on trafficking in persons in multiple languages, as well as anti-trafficking news and information about individual countries.

UN Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization
The United Nations General Assembly, in 1961, established a ... Special Committee ... to examine the application of the Declaration on decolonization, and to make recommandations on its implementation.

United Nations Human Rights Treaties
A user-friendly website that covers a vast range of data on the UN human rights treaty system, searchable by state, category, theme and subject. Includes a how-to on the complaints procedure: “How to Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations.”

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Comprehensive web site on UN developments, news, and other resources regarding the rights of indigenous peoples

Universal Human Rights Index
Developed by the Institute of Public Law of the University of Bern, Switzerland and Professor Walter Kälin, the Universal Human Rights Index is designed to facilitate access to human rights documents issued by the UN human rights treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. The Index is a new tool for searching the observations and recommendations of these expert bodies.

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
The Human Rights Library is the largest electronic human rights documentation site in the world, providing a single location from which users can access documents in five languages.

Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realisation of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
Draft prepared by an inter-governmental working group (IGWG).

WHO Database on health and human rights actors
This database contains information gathered from a 65 question survey of organizations concerning their organizational structures and programs. The intention of the database is to facilitate efforts of WHO to utilize existing institutional expertise in the area of health and human rights through collaboration and information-sharing. It is a joint effort between the World Health Organization and the Program for International Health and Human Rights of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Centre for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health.

World Bank Inspection Panel
The Inspection Panel is a three-member body created in 1993 to provide an independent forum to private citizens who believe that they or their interests have been or could be directly harmed by a project financed by the World Bank.