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Investigating Human Rights
Honor's Conference, November 2004
Compiled by Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes,
Lori Cimino, and
Marilyn Rosenthal
Introduction:
Human Rights research draws students into a variety of fields such as; history,
political science, philosophy, literature, religion, international law, public policy,
sociology and anthropology.
The library offers a wealth of resources for exploring the practical and philosophical
issues, as well as the historic treatment of human rights.
Whether you want to track the development of human rights over time and in
various societies, or study the impact of the United Nations Charter and the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Library is the best place to begin.
We'll guide you to specialized encyclopedias,
periodicals,
databases, and
web sites, as well as our extensive
book collection.
From the basic to the scholarly, from general overviews to specific facts, dates,
and events, it's all here in the Library.
Here's a sample menu of some selections waiting for you:
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Reference Sources:
Basic Documents on Human Rights |
Ref. JC 571.B73 |
Documents on Fundamental Human Rights |
Ref. JC 599.U5C46x |
Encyclopedia of Genocide |
Ref. HV 6322.7 .E53 |
Encyclopedia of Human Rights |
Ref. JC 571.E67 |
Freedom in the World 2003 |
Ref. JC 571.F66 |
Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series |
Ref. JC 571.G74 |
MDG's: A Compact among Nations to End Human Poverty |
Ref. HD 72 .H85 |
The Statesman's Yearbook |
Ref. JA 51.S7 |
Yearbook on Human Rights |
Ref. JC 571.U4 1956-1985 |
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Selected Library Databases:
The following are some of the databases you may find helpful when researching
Human Rights issues. They are available through the Library's homepage.
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Internet Sites:
Amnesty International |
www.amnesty.org |
The official site of
Amnesty International U.S.A., it includes information
about the organization, on-line documents, contact data, and information
on how to obtain all publicly-available Amnesty International documents and reports. |
Human Rights Issues |
www.globalissues.org/HumanRights |
"This
section attempts to highlight some of the gross human rights
violations, racial hatred, the effects of media suppression, distortion and
bias, that still occur around the world -- - both near and far from home." |
Human Rights Watch |
hrw.org |
Human
Rights Watch is a coalition of a number of independent regional
human rights groups. The website describes the organization, and
catalogs human rights conditions by country and region. |
International Council on Human Rights Policy |
www.ichrp.org |
"The
International Council on Human Rights Policy conducts applied
policy research on issues that face organisations working in the field
of human rights. The approach is international, multidisciplinary and consultative.
The aim is to produce work of practical relevance." |
United Nations |
www.un.org |
The UN is
committed to preserving peace through international
cooperation and collective security. Its human rights law is
one of its greatest achievements. |
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
www.unhchr.ch/udhr |
"This
site contains the most comprehensive collection of translations
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed
by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. Over
285 different language versions are available in HTML, PDF and
graphical forms." |
United Human Council |
www.unitedhumanrights.org |
"The
United Human Rights Council (UHRC), works toward correcting
the human rights violations of those governments who distort, deny,
and delude their own history to disguise past and present genocides,
massacres, and human rights violations.
The UHRC is a organization whose collective of concerned citizens,
include various community- based organizations and student
associations of universities and colleges.
The UHRC advances its goals and raises global awareness though
grassroots mobilization, boycotts, community outreach, and education." |
World Organisation Against Torture |
www.omct.org |
"The
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is the world's
largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting 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,
which share the common goal of eradicating such practices and
enabling the respect of human rights for all." |
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Selected Periodicals on Human Rights:
HTML by Robert Delaney
robert.delaney@liu.edu
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