Human Rights

AICHR - ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

Website of AICHR, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, a body set up in 2009 whose aim is to promote cooperation between ASEAN member states on human rights. It describes the history and purpose of the organisation, and includes news relating to recent AICHR meetings, current areas of focus and other events. The site provides access to documents such as its five-year work plans, annual reports and activity reports amongst others, which can be downloaded in Word or PDF format. 

Oxford Human Rights Hub

Website of the Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH) which is based in the University of Oxford Faculty of Law. OxHRH aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers from across the globe to advance the understanding of human rights and equality law. OxHRH produces reports and policy submissions, organises conferences and lectures and publishes the University of OxHRH Journal. OxHRH also produces the RightsUp podcast which has interviews with human rights experts, academics, lawyers and policy makers and a blog posting on a wide range of human rights issues.

Law Pod UK

The Law Pod UK podcast is produced by barristers of One Crown Office Row and focuses on all aspects of UK civil and public law. The hosts, Rosalind English, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jim Duffy and Lucy McCann, discuss a different topic in each episode with legal experts and professionals. Recent episodes have covered developments in clinical negligence, the Coroner’s Court in 2024, racial justice at inquests and gender at the Bar. Information accompanying the podcast is published on the UK Human Rights Blog which also provides links to services where the podcast is available.

Systemic Justice

An NGO dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice by means of strategic litigation. The website has information about litigation projects,  including a BIPOC climate justice initiative. There are details of the lawyers’ network, the Community of Practice, and a ‘Community Toolkit for Change’ is available, consisting of a glossary of legal terms, a guide to strategic litigation and a set of discussion points for community groups. The site also provides reports, recorded talks and a blog.

Center for Economic and Social Rights

The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) is an international NGO working to establish a rights-based economy. It carries out research, advocacy, coalition-building and networking with the aim of supporting human rights and social justice groups around the world. The CESR website provides publications, guidance, videos and FAQs on human rights issues including inequality, environmental rights, social protection, debt justice and the right to education, food and health. 

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is a human rights NGO founded in 1994. HCLU monitors legislation, provides free legal aid and training and campaigns to raise awareness around human rights issues. The site has information on a range of human rights issues in Hungary including freedom of information, right to self-determination, disability rights, patients’ rights, drug policy, freedom of expression and data protection.

Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is a non-governmental organisation working to “promote awareness of human rights in Africa and improve the effectiveness of the African Human Rights system”. The site has information on IHRDA’s work which includes representing victims of human rights violations, training human rights workers and providing information on the African human rights system. Details of IHRDA publications are given along with information about and links to the African Human Rights Case Law Analyser and the Sexual and Gender Based Violence databases.

Sexual and Gender Based Violence Database Project

The Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Database provides free access to legal materials dealing with SGBV in 14 African countries. It is a project of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and an extension of the African Human Rights Case Law Analyzer. The laws and cases can be searched by keyword, browsed by country and viewed in full text. The site can be viewed in English, French and Arabic.

Center for Civil Liberties

The Center for Civil Liberties is a Ukrainian NGO established in 2007 to promote the protection of human rights in Ukraine. Its work includes documenting war crimes (part of the 'Tribunal for Putin' initiative) and campaigning for the release of political prisoners. The website provides information about the Center's aims and activities and help for victims of human rights abuses. There is a map of enforced disappearances in Ukraine, accompanied by instructions for the relatives of the disappeared.

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: Four Realms of Discussion, Research and Annotated Bibliography

This is the annotated bibliography section of an article on artificial intelligence (AI) and human rights written by Jootaek Lee who is assistant professor and librarian at Rutgers Law School (Newark). The bibliography was published in 2022 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

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