Human Rights Organizations
Amnesty International
The Web site of Amnesty International, a world leader in the fight to eradicate torture, contains upwards of 10,000 human rights documents.
American Refugee Committee
Headquarters of the American Refugee Committee (ARC) are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In over 12 countries ARC promotes the health and well-being of displaced persons who have endured the ravages of war and civil conflict.
Derechos Human Rights
Derechos Human Rights, the first internet-based human rights organization, works for human rights all over the world and against impunity for human rights violators. Their Web site offers resources, information, and links to human rights issues.
Health and Human Rights: An International Journal
Health and Human Rights began publication in 1994 under the editorship of Jonathan Mann, who was succeeded in 1997 by Sofia Gruskin. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health, assumed the editorship in 2007. After more than a decade as a leading forum of debate on global health and rights concerns, Health and Human Rights began its next chapter as an online, open access publication starting with Volume 10, Issue Number 1. l health and rights concerns, Health and Human Rights began its next chapter as an online, open access publication starting with Volume 10, Issue Number 1.
HealthRight International - Human Rights Clinic
HealthRight International is a global health and human rights organization working to build lasting access to health for excluded communities. HealthRight's Human Rights Clinic Project in the United States assists survivors of torture and other gross human rights abuses seeking asylum and other immigration relief in the United States. It provides pro bono forensic medical and mental health evaluations and affidavits for survivors and connects them to follow-up services, including medical and mental health care.
Human Rights First
Human Rights First, formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, promotes human rights through legal and advocacy work. Their Web site has access to many articles and resources related to political asylum, national and international policy, and torture.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch investigates and exposes human rights violations occurring worldwide. Their Web site provides an extensive listing of country reports documenting human rights abuse as well as current news about human rights issues.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims is an independent, international health professional organization, which promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture. They offer comprehensive information and resources related to torture and torture treatment. Their Web site includes publications such as the Istanbul Protocol Implementation Project for investigating and documenting torture.
New Tactics in Human Rights Project
New Tactics in Human Rights Project is an international initiative coordinated by The Center for Victims of Torture. The project promotes tactical innovation and strategic thinking within the international human rights community through the use and sharing of a wide range of tactics to reduce human rights abuses throughout the world.
Physicians for Human Rights
At Physicians for Human Rights, health professionals, scientists and concerned citizens use medical and forensic sciences to investigate and prevent violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Their Web site offers access to publications related to the evaluation and treatment of torture survivors.
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
The international Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) was founded and is supported by torture survivors who work towards the abolition of torture. Based in Washington, D.C., TASCC has created international Communities of Healing where torture survivors gain support from one another. Through their Truth Speakers program, torture survivors speak to organizations regarding human rights issues.
United Nations Children’s Fund
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), founded in 1946, advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established in 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees worldwide. Their Web site contains information about the plight of refugees as well as country-specific information (e.g., maps, statistics). The UNHCR has created Google Earth "layers" to give you a virtual reality tour with the UN refugee agency of some of the world's major displacement crises and the humanitarian efforts aimed at helping the victims.
World Organization Against Torture
The World Organization Against Torture is the largest international coalition fighting torture, summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Three Hundred non-governmental organizations make up its global network and act as sources of information. Its urgent interventions reach daily more than 90,000 governmental and intergovernmental institutions, non-governmental associations, and pressure and interest groups.
