human rights

Statewatch
A non-profit group that encourages informed debate about the State and civil liberties in Europe. It provides news, features and analysis backed up by full-text documentation.

Amnesty
An international NGO that works to promote the general awareness of human rights as well as oppose specific abuses.

Human Rights Watch
A human rights advocacy group whose high-profile media campaigns and investigations focus international attention on abuses, raising their cost and bringing justice to their victims.

Human Rights Internet
An independent network of human rights groups and a clearinghouse of human rights documentation. It uses its expertise in governance, democratisation, capacity-building and project management to help human rights organisations around the world.

South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre
An organisation based in New Delhi that collects information on civil and political rights violations across Southern Asia. As well as documenting abuses, it publicises human rights treaties and advises a number of international organisations.

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
A UK charity that provides medical treatment and psychological support to torture survivors. Its advocacy work maintains pressure on governments to end the practice worldwide.

Algeria Watch
An online resource for human rights information in Algeria, it documents abuses and publishes articles and analysis by a range of contributors.