SFCC Library Guide: Human Rights Around the World

GENERAL WORKS

Human Rights Watch World Report RES 323.4905 HUMAN R yearly

Each country's entry has three sections. "Human Rights Developments" lists the issues of concern during that year. "Defending Human Rights" discusses actions taken, as well as the NGOs and individuals working in that area. "The Role of the International Community" discusses involvement of the UN, the EU, the US, etc. Not every country is covered every year so check earlier annuals as well as the most recent, which is in Reference rather than reserve.

Human Rights: The Essential Reference R 323 DEVINE 1999

Covers history, UN declarations and documents, contemporary issues, and the contemporary human rights movement. This section has a chapter listing and describing nongovernmental organizations and another chapter giving short biographies of human rights activists.

Human Rights: A Reference Handbook 323 REDMAN 1998

Similar in content. Chapter 3 has biographical sketches. Chapter 5 is a directory of organizations.

Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today's Diverse World R306.305 HUMAN 2004

Articles and statistical tables

Women's Rights: A Global View R 305.42 WOMENS 2001

Individual chapters on Argentina, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, Ojibwe, United States, Zimbabwe.

WEBSITES

Country Human Rights Reports
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm

Amnesty International publications and website
http://www.amnesty.org/

Human Rights Watch publications and website
http://www.humanrightswatch.org/

Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
http://www2.etown.edu/vl/humrts.html

Excellent list of links to websites on human rights.

HURISEARCH
http://www.hurisearch.org/search/

Searches across major human rights sites for your topic. Select English as the language, then type your country, individual, or NGO, or specific topic in the search bar.

World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)
http://www.omct.org/

Human Rights Network International
http://www.hrni.org/EN/default.html

International Federation for Human Rights
http://www.fidh.org/

Human Rights First
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/

Formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. See Human Rights Defenders Cases link.

Doctors Without Borders
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

WOMEN

Defending Women Defending Rights
http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/

International women human rights defenders campaign. See Action Alerts.

Women's Rights (Human Rights Watch)
http://www.hrw.org/women/

Women's Rights are Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/women/

United Nations site: Issues in focus: Violence against Women, Racial Discrimination, Trafficking in Persons, Reproductive Rights, Traditional Practices, HIV/AIDS

Women's Peace Organizations
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/gender.html

Female Circumcision
http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/femgen/fgm1.htm

Amnesty International site.

See also the SFCC Human Rights page
http://library.spokanefalls.edu/Human_Rights.htm

INDIVIDUALS

Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World RES 323.092 CUOMO 2000

Profiles of 48 individuals

The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: An illustrated biographical history 1901-2001 R 327.172 ABRAMS

Examples of books and videos about individuals:

Hear My Testimony: Maria Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist of El Salvador 323.092 TULA

Eco-Heroes: Twelve Tales of Environmental Victory 363.7057 WALLACE 1993

Older, but has a chapter on Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman who won the 2004 Nobel Peace prize.

In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey 305.48 FERNEA 1998

Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty 332.1095 YUNUS

Strangers in the house: coming of age in occupied Palestine 956.953 SHEHADEH 2002

Biography of a Palestinian human rights worker.

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala 972.81 MENCHU 1984

Autobiography of activist who fought against Guatemalan government human rights violations.

Jesus Teco Osorio MV 12876 1999

Jesus Teco Osorio witnessed the massacre of his family in the highlands of Guatemala as a ten-year-old child. Since that time, he has become an advocate for human rights.

Websites featuring individuals

Frontline Defenders of Human Rights
http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/news/

Human Rights Defenders
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hr_defenders.htm

PROQUEST

Use Proquest, our full text magazine index, to search for current magazine and newspaper articles about individuals, specific non-governmental organizations, or general information about human rights issues in specific countries. You can access this database from home with your student ID number. From the homepage choose Magazine/Journals/Newspaper Indexes or go to http://library.spokanefalls.edu/_auth/journal.asp and click on ProQuest.

For comments or questions about this page contact SFCC Reference Desk

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Last modified: Tuesday, January 18, 2005.



	Human Rights Around the World
	GENERAL WORKS Human Rights Watch World Report RES 323.4905 HUMAN R yearly Each country's entry has three sections. "Human Rights Developments" lists the issues of concern during that year. "Defending Human Rights" discusses actions taken, as well as the NGOs and individuals working in that area. "The Role of the International Community" discusses involvement of the UN, the EU, the US, etc. Not every country is covered every year so check earlier annuals as well as the most recent, which is in Reference rather than reserve. Human Rights: The Essential Reference R 323 DEVINE 1999 Covers history, UN declarations and documents, contemporary issues, and the contemporary human rights movement. This section has a chapter listing and describing nongovernmental organizations and another chapter giving short biographies of human rights activists. Human Rights: A Reference Handbook 323 REDMAN 1998 Similar in content. Chapter 3 has biographical sketches. Chapter 5 is a directory of organizations. Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today's Diverse World R306.305 HUMAN 2004 Articles and statistical tables Women's Rights: A Global View R 305.42 WOMENS 2001 Individual chapters on Argentina, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, Ojibwe, United States, Zimbabwe. WEBSITES Country Human Rights Reports http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm Amnesty International publications and website http://www.amnesty.org/ Human Rights Watch publications and website http://www.humanrightswatch.org/ Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs http://www2.etown.edu/vl/humrts.html Excellent list of links to websites on human rights. HURISEARCH http://www.hurisearch.org/search/ Searches across major human rights sites for your topic. Select English as the language, then type your country, individual, or NGO, or specific topic in the search bar. World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) http://www.omct.org/ Human Rights Network International http://www.hrni.org/EN/default.html International Federation for Human Rights http://www.fidh.org/ Human Rights First http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/ Formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. See Human Rights Defenders Cases link. Doctors Without Borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ WOMEN Defending Women Defending Rights http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/ International women human rights defenders campaign. See Action Alerts. Women's Rights (Human Rights Watch) http://www.hrw.org/women/ Women's Rights are Human Rights http://www.unhchr.ch/women/ United Nations site: Issues in focus: Violence against Women, Racial Discrimination, Trafficking in Persons, Reproductive Rights, Traditional Practices, HIV/AIDS Women's Peace Organizations http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/themes/gender.html Female Circumcision http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/femgen/fgm1.htm Amnesty International site. See also the SFCC Human Rights page http://library.spokanefalls.edu/Human_Rights.htm INDIVIDUALS Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World RES 323.092 CUOMO 2000 Profiles of 48 individuals The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: An illustrated biographical history 1901-2001 R 327.172 ABRAMS Examples of books and videos about individuals: Hear My Testimony: Maria Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist of El Salvador 323.092 TULA Eco-Heroes: Twelve Tales of Environmental Victory 363.7057 WALLACE 1993 Older, but has a chapter on Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman who won the 2004 Nobel Peace prize. In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey 305.48 FERNEA 1998 Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty 332.1095 YUNUS Strangers in the house: coming of age in occupied Palestine 956.953 SHEHADEH 2002 Biography of a Palestinian human rights worker. I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala 972.81 MENCHU 1984 Autobiography of activist who fought against Guatemalan government human rights violations. Jesus Teco Osorio MV 12876 1999 Jesus Teco Osorio witnessed the massacre of his family in the highlands of Guatemala as a ten-year-old child. Since that time, he has become an advocate for human rights. Websites featuring individuals Frontline Defenders of Human Rights http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/news/ Human Rights Defenders http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hr_defenders.htm SEARCH ENGINES Use Google (http://www.google.com) to search individuals and specific nongovernmental organizations. PROQUEST Use Proquest, our full text magazine index, to search for current magazine and newspaper articles about individuals, specific non-governmental organizations, or general information about human rights issues in specific countries. You can access this database from home with your student ID number. From the homepage choose Magazine/Journals/Newspaper Indexes or go to http://library.spokanefalls.edu/_auth/journal.asp and click on ProQuest.
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Human Rights Around the World