Human rights are generally thought of as the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Examples of sites that belong in this category are freedom of speech, the right to one's religion, and immigration equality.
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Recommended Resources
Amnesty International is one of the world's leading human rights organizations. You can find out about the state of human rights around the world and find out how to take action to support the cause of human rights. You can also join Amnesty through this website. The website is also available in French, Spanish and Arabic.
http://www.amnesty.org
Advocates human rights and seeks justice for those who have been deprived of their rights. Includes the organization's current programs/priorities, an online action center, news and events.
http://www.amnestyusa.org
The Anti-Slavery website is dedicated to eliminating modern day slavery and celebrating past success in eliminating this illegal practice. You can access classroom resources and other materials to bring anti-slavery up in school. You can also donate money to support the organization's efforts here.
http://www.antislavery.org
Equal Rights Advocates is a women's rights advocacy center that fights for the economic, social and political equality of women and girls.
http://www.equalrights.org/
The Feminist website provides news on women's rights and issues, women's leadership and anti-violence resources. The Ask Amy section takes your questions on women's activism. The marketplace section of the website has job postings as well as a list of women-owned companies.
http://www.feminist.com
Global Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
The Global Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-governmental organization that supports human rights learning and training. The company's education resources cover a range of topic such as genocide, international law and crimes of war. You can also buy HREA publications here.
http://www.hrea.org
National Human Rights Commission
The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal is an organization that monitors the legal system and human rights practices of Nepal. You can find out about the organization's structure and its various publications from this website. The site also provides access to the Commission's press releases.
http://www.nhrcnepal.org/
Non-governmental organization made up of doctors concerned about human rights provides information about their campaigns, including its campaign against torture. It also provides a mechanism by which money can be donated.
http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/
Witness is a human rights website that publicizes violations of human rights through the power of video. You can get involved in Witness by volunteering your technical skills, donating to its upkeep and translating materials. Witness also provides human rights training.
http://www.witness.org
Web site was created to share facts and concerns about women, their rights. and other social problems which women are facing around the world.
http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/quotwomenquotandrights/