Human Rights in the Yahoo! Directory

Speak Truth to Power
Dedicated to the promotion of human rights awareness. Includes profiles of human rights activists around the world, timeline searchable by issue, an exhibition of photographs taken by Eddie Adams in four continents, news, and related resources.
www.speaktruth.org
Universal Rights Network
Created to promote the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948. Offers a history of human rights, people's stories, current news, and hero biographies.
www.universalrights.net
Human Rights Web
Includes history of the human rights movement, information on prisoners of conscience, and links to human rights resources.
www.hrweb.org
Wikipedia: Human Rights
Offers information on the legislation, history, philosophy, monitoring, and global abuse of human rights. Includes links to several human rights organizations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights
Global Petitions
Donate money and sign petitions online for human rights issues around the world. Includes news and forums.
www.gopetition.com
United Nations Human Rights Treaties
Purpose is to enhance access to UN treaties by making materials associated with the treaty system available in electronic and user-friendly forms.
www.bayefsky.com
UN: Human Rights
Hub for human rights from the U.N. with treaties, research guides, and documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, and information on Human Rights Day.
www.un.org/rights
Human Rights Documents and Materials
Houses more than 18,000 core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. From the University of Minnesota Library.
www1.umn.edu/humanrts
International Human Rights Law Group (2)
Learn about International Human Rights Law Group, the nonprofit organization of human rights and legal professionals who assist the poor and vulnerable in both civil and criminal proceedings. Sites feature mission, initiatives, news, publications, and global activities.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Human_Rights/International_Human_Rights_Law_Group
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 50th Anniversary
From the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, celebrating the national coalition formed to promote action that would advance respect for human rights both at home and abroad.
www.udhr.org
International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience
Works with international human rights and social welfare organizations to bring the lessons of the past to bear on contemporary struggles.
www.sitesofconscience.org
United for Human Rights
Offers information on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with public service announcements and publications. Get updated on human rights issues with information kit, DVD, and the Human Rights Handbook.
www.humanrights.com
Karen Parker Page for Humanitarian Law
Documents and analyses pertaining to current armed conflicts and human rights violations worldwide.
www.webcom.com/hrin/parker.html
German Toilet Organization (GTO)
Human rights organization dedicated to bringing toilets and proper sanitation to the billions of humans lacking basic sanitation and sewage systems.
www.germantoilet.org
Human Rights Documentation Center (HRDC)
Includes news articles and publications. Serves as a portal to human rights resources on the Internet.
www.hrdc.net
Rights Maps
Maps and geographic research for the human rights community.
www.rightsmaps.com
Lesson Plan Unit: Human Rights
From The New York Times Learning Network.
www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/humanrts.html
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Offers translated version of the statement in several languages.
www3.itu.int
Universal Rights Network: Heroes
Gives biogrophies of such human rights activists as Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luter King, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.
www.universalrights.net/heroes/index.htm
Taking Aim at Small Arms
A UNICEF exhibit in defense of children's rights around the world with respect to gun control, nonproliferation, and war.
www.unicef.org/smallarms/exhibit