"… works independently and impartially to promote respect for all the human rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Also in Spanish and French. Search by country, region, sub-region, or theme.
News coverage of former Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, who died in December 2006, and politics in Chile. Includes links to a timeline going back to the 1970, and articles and reports on Chile back to 1998, including coverage of U.S.-Chile relations and of Michelle Bachelet, the country's first female president.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
The goal of this Baghdad-based foundation is to provides a 'view of the inner workings of the Ba'thist institutions of repression and social control that dominated ... Iraqi life between 1968 and 2003.' In Arabic and English. The foundation is an outgrowth of the Iraq Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) founded at the Center of Middle East Studies at Harvard University. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
'... traces the history of how decisions made in Washington in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 ... led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Iraq.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Links to articles of human rights organization's recent publications. Documents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Fights against 'arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence.' Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organisations.' Some in French and Spanish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Research and worldwide investigations into chemical weapons, landmines, torture, and war crimes. Has information on starting a student chapter and links related to health and human rights, humanitarian aid, and medical associations. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
