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Internet and information about human rights

Internet and information about human rights. 22 November 2011 Barbro Svedberg. Legal information (treaties etc.). United Nations (Human rights and Research Guide) www.un.org Universal Human Rights Index: http://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org

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Internet and information about human rights

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  1. Internet and information about human rights 22 November 2011 Barbro Svedberg

  2. Legal information (treaties etc.) • United Nations (Human rights and Research Guide) www.un.org • Universal Human Rights Index: http://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Human rights by Issue or by Country) www.ohchr.org • OHCHR Training resources: http://www.ohchr.org/en/publicationsresources/pages/trainingeducation.aspx • University of Minnesota (human rights library) www.umn.edu/humanrts • Yale Law School Project Diana (online human rights archive) www.yale.edu

  3. Non-governmental organizations • Amnesty International www.amnesty.org • Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org • Human Rights Education Associate www.hrea.org • International Women´s Rights Action Watch http://iwraw.igc.org/ • AWID (Association for women’s rights in development) www.awid.org

  4. Governments and Intergovernmental organizations • US State Department country reports on human rights situations www.state.gov(-> issues –> human rights –> country reports) • Swedish Government www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se(–> English)

  5. Human Rights Education • UN Women http://www.unwomen.org/ • UN Cyberschool bus http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ • UN Governance Centre www.undp.org/oslocentre

  6. Concerns regarding human rights information on the internet • Is the information accurate? • Is the information correctly cited? • Are there commercial interests? • Are there political motives behind the information?

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