Human Rights Across Cultures and Time
Topics
Australia (Aborigines). Bosnia, Burma (Rohingya), Canada (First Nations), China (gendercide of females, Tibet), Guatemala (Mayans), Indonesia, Iraq (Kurds, Yadizi), Romani, Sri Lanka, Sudan (Darfur), Syria, Soviet Union or USSR (now Ukraine,Holodomor), United States (Native Americans), Yemen
Books
In Destiny, we have a Resource List for both Genocide and Human Rights. Click on Catalog, Resource Lists, then scroll.
Suggested subject headings for online catalogs and indexes and search boxes:
Call #s: 360s, 940s, 950s, 960s, 970s |
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Databases
Websites
Country reports: www.hrw.org/world-report/2018
Country reports: www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1067002018ENGLISH.PDF
Country reports: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018
Amnesty International www.amnesty.org/
Check out Student Center activities you can do to help campaign for human rights.
Anti-Slavery: Today’s Fight for Tomorrow’s Freedom: www.antislavery.org/english/default.aspx
Covers modern slavery, forced labor, trafficking, and child labor. Use “Slavery Today” and “Resources” tabs for photos and documents.
BBC’s “Children of Conflict”: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/
Presents brief statistics and real-life stories (audio included) including child soldiers and child labor.
Global Slavery Index http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/
The flagship report on global slavery.
The flagship repor
HuriSearch www.hurisearch.org/
Human Rights search engine - over 5000 human rights web sites.
Human Rights 101: www.thirteen.org/edonline/hr101/
Helps teens research and explore human rights issues. Includes descriptions of real-life human rights projects conducted by teens.
Human Rights Defenders Initiative: www.cartercenter.org/peace/human_rights/defenders/index.html
Includes detailed articles and web links about 10+ countries and their human rights
Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org/
Dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.Search human rights issues by region or topic. Includes multimedia links.
NY Times
U.N.’s Human Rights in Action: www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
Includes full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and simplified version. Human Rights Fact Sheets, outlining several different human rights violations.
UNICEF: www.unicef.org/index.php
Focuses on child- and gender-related human rights issues.
United Nations Research Guide http://research.un.org/en/docs/humanrights
Includes links to UN databases and libraries, and provides keyword terms to use in searches for human rights materials.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM): Genocide Prevention: www.ushmm.org/conscience/
Includes resources about recent and current genocides, going beyond the Holocaust. Check out the “Resources” page.
Country reports: www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1067002018ENGLISH.PDF
Country reports: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018
Amnesty International www.amnesty.org/
Check out Student Center activities you can do to help campaign for human rights.
Anti-Slavery: Today’s Fight for Tomorrow’s Freedom: www.antislavery.org/english/default.aspx
Covers modern slavery, forced labor, trafficking, and child labor. Use “Slavery Today” and “Resources” tabs for photos and documents.
BBC’s “Children of Conflict”: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/
Presents brief statistics and real-life stories (audio included) including child soldiers and child labor.
Global Slavery Index http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/
The flagship report on global slavery.
The flagship repor
HuriSearch www.hurisearch.org/
Human Rights search engine - over 5000 human rights web sites.
Human Rights 101: www.thirteen.org/edonline/hr101/
Helps teens research and explore human rights issues. Includes descriptions of real-life human rights projects conducted by teens.
Human Rights Defenders Initiative: www.cartercenter.org/peace/human_rights/defenders/index.html
Includes detailed articles and web links about 10+ countries and their human rights
Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org/
Dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.Search human rights issues by region or topic. Includes multimedia links.
NY Times
U.N.’s Human Rights in Action: www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
Includes full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and simplified version. Human Rights Fact Sheets, outlining several different human rights violations.
UNICEF: www.unicef.org/index.php
Focuses on child- and gender-related human rights issues.
United Nations Research Guide http://research.un.org/en/docs/humanrights
Includes links to UN databases and libraries, and provides keyword terms to use in searches for human rights materials.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM): Genocide Prevention: www.ushmm.org/conscience/
Includes resources about recent and current genocides, going beyond the Holocaust. Check out the “Resources” page.