This page contains names of human rights organizations, other organizations doing substantial amounts of human rights work, and resources (such as libraries and internet-based information) of use to human rights activists and researchers.

Two categories of resources are listed -- international and regional/national. Within the international group, resources are listed alphabetically. Within the regional/national group, resources are listed by region and by country, and within each region or country are alphabetized. For a brief description of a resource, select the bullet. To connect directly to the resource, select the title. 

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Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

International Human Rights Organizations and Resources

Human Rights Organizations

 Amnesty International

 Amnesty International/International Secretariat

 Amnesty International USA

 Amnesty International CD On-Line at Organic

 Committee to Protect Journalists

 The Electronic Frontier Foundation

 Fourth World Documentation Project

 Freedom House

 GlobalVision's "Rights and Wrongs" Human Rights Television News Magazine

 Human Rights Watch

 Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights

Physicians for Human Rights

UN and Government Human Rights Sites

 The Global Democracy Network Gopher

 United Nations Gopher

 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

 US State Department Human Rights Practices Reports

Other Human Rights Resources

 DIANA Human Rights Database

 The Electronic Democracy Information Network Gopher

 The File Room: A Record of Censored Works

 The Holocaust Rescuers' Bibliography

 The Human Rights Brief Journal

 International Student Festival in Trondheim

 Multilateral Documents and Conventions

 One World Online

 Peacenet

 Reebok Human Rights Awards Page 

Regional and National Human Rights Organizations and Resources

Africa

Asia

Australia and the Pacific Islands

Europe

Middle East

North America

South America 

A Few International Organizations Related to Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities 

Disabled Peoples' International is a network of national organizations of people with disabilities, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunities and development.

Inclusion International is a grassroots organization of persons with an intellectual disability and their families which advocates with its member societies in over 115 countries for the inclusion of people who have an intellectual disability in all aspects of their communities, based on shared values of respect, diversity, human rights, solidarity and inclusion

Rehabilitation International Founded in 1922, RI is a global network of people with disabilities, service providers, researchers, government agencies and advocates promoting and implementing the rights, inclusion and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. RI is currently composed of over 700 member organizations in nearly 100 nations, in all regions of the world.

The World Blind Union is the sole voice speaking on behalf of approximately 160 million blind and partially sighted persons in 178 individual member countries, representing approximately 600 organizations. The WBU advocates for human rights of persons who are blind and partially sighted and seeks to strengthen their organizations and advance the participation of all persons who are blind and partially sighted including women and youth.

World Federation of the Deaf is the international non-governmental organization representing Deaf people worldwide. A non-profit organization, WFD works for human rights and equal opportunities for Deaf people everywhere.

The World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry is a global forum and voice of users and survivors of psychiatry, to promote their rights and interests.