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1. International Justice Mission
   “International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery, and oppression.”
   02-15-2008 : human rights, oppression, sexual exploitation, slavery, violence
2. Librarians’ Internet Index: Statistics
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : adoption, aeronautics, agriculture, almanacs, automobiles: statistics, bankruptcy, cancer, censuses, children, computers, crime, demographic surveys, design statistics, dictionaries, disabled, economic conditions, economics, education, geography, health, internet design and management, labor, library libraries, mathematics, media, military statistics, population trends, power resources, quality of life, ratings of cities and towns, religion, sampling, school districts, statistics, television, transportation, u.s. states, united states, violence, youth
3. U.S. Women Without Borders
   Features educational materials on issues affecting women, such as trafficking in women and girls, honor killings, and the war in Sudan. Find articles about current events, discussion groups, and details about legislation and opportunities to help improve the situation of women. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-09-2006 : abuse: women, laws: women, social conditions, violence, women's rights, women: legal status, women: violence against
4. Amnesty International Library: Women
   A description of the problem and what Amnesty International is doing about it.
   11-09-2006 : abuse, amnesty international, human rights, violence, women
5. Stop Violence Against Women
   Facts, news, and more, covering rape as a tool of war or armed conflict, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, and human rights. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-08-2006 : aids, female genital mutilation, hiv/aids, human rights, rape as a tool of armed conflict, sexual violence, violence, war, women
6. Hot Topics: Women's History Month
   Has biographies of early feminists and women in various fields of endeavor. Also links to various women's issues.
   11-08-2006 : biographies: women, education, family, feminists, health, labor, science, suffrage, violence, women and defense, women's studies
7. Women and Human Rights
   Covers education, equality, feminist theory, health, labor and employment, marriage and family, political rights, property law, housing, prostitution, race and gender, religion, and violence. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-08-2006 : education, employment, equality, family, feminism, gender studies, health, housing, human rights, labor, marriage, political rights, property law, prostitution, race, religions, violence, women's studies
8. Council of Europe
   Deals with home, democracy, violence, human rights, legal affairs, social cohesion, education, culture and heritage, youth and sports.
   11-08-2006 : albania, andorra armenia, austria, azerbaijan, belgium, bosnia and herzegovina, bulgaria, council of europe, country studies, croatia, culture and heritage, cyprus, czech republic, democracy, denmark, education, estonia, finland, france, governmental sites, home, human rights, legal affairs, lithuania, luxembourg, malta, moldova, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, romania, russian federation, san marino, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, social cohesion, spain, sports, violence, youth
9. International Rescue Committee
   IRC 'helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence' and was 'founded at the suggestion of Albert Einstein to assist Germans suffering under Hitler.' It now works in more than 30 countries. Searchable.
   11-07-2006 : albert einstein, germans suffering under hitler, human rights, international relief, international rescue committee, racial, refugees, religious and ethnic persecution, violence, war
10. DMOZ Open Directory Project: Issues
    The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web, 100% free. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
    10-28-2006 : abortion, abuse, aging, animal welfare, apathy, bisexual studies, business, children, christianity, church-state relations, conflicts, conspiracy, copyright, crime, current issues, death, disabilities, economics, education, end-of-life, environment, ethnic relations, family, family planning, fraud, gambling, gay studies, government, gun control, health, housing, human rights, immigration, intellectual property, issues, justice, labor, language, lesbian studies, micronations, older citizens, peace, poverty, property rights, race relations, religious relations, science, sexual politics, survivalism, technology, territorial disputes, terrorism, transportation, violence, war, youth
11. Social Psychology Network
    Links to social psychology topics, such as discrimination, gender studies, interpersonal relations, group dynamics, violence, etc. Also search general psychology resources.
    10-12-2006 : discrimination, gender studies, group dynamics, interpersonal relations, mental health, psychology resources, social psychology and counseling, violence
12. World Organisation Against Torture
    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)
    10-09-2006 : arbitrary detention, chechnya, forced disappearances, human rights, russia, summary and extrajudicial executions, torture, torture victims: services for, torture: prevention, violence
13. The Index on Africa: Rwanda
    Covers culture, economy, environment, health, media, security and conflict, development, education, history, statistics, human rights, politics, women and gender, and links to portals and directories.
    12-31-1969 : agriculture, art, central africa, conflict, culture, development, directories, ecology, economy, education, elections, environment, forestry, gateways, gender studies, government, health, history, human rights, labor organizations, languages, law, literature, media, movements, music, national parks, peace, political parties, politics, portals, religions, rwanda, schools, security, sport, statistics, student societies, universities, violence, war, water, women's studies

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