Human Rights

Child Labor Coalition

The Child Labor Coalition is an association of NGOs, unions and other bodies working to combat the use of child labour. Its website provides information about child labour and regulations against it, in the United States and around the world.

Eliminate Child Labour in Tobacco

ECLT works for the elimination of child labour in tobacco growing. It is based in Switzerland. The site has information about child labour around the world and about ECLT's partnership between trade unions, tobacco growers and the corporate sector. It provides reports and news updates as well as online courses on various aspects of child labour.

Human Rights Lawyers Association

The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) is a professional organisation launched in 2003 to provide a forum for lawyers, academics and students interested in human rights law. Activities of the HRLA include publishing papers and articles, organising seminars and workshops and providing consultancy and advice. The website sets out the aims of the HRLA, events and membership details. The site also provides access to conference papers and a page of annotated web links to related sites.

Religlaw

The Religlaw website is maintained by the Brigham Young University International Center for Law and Religion Studies in Utah. There are links to religion and law news stories, guides to religious freedom and frameworks for law and religion in different jurisdictions.

European Social Charter

Council of Europe website providing information for the public about the European Social Charter. The site includes recent news, presentations on the charter, information on the European Committee of Social Rights and a survey country by country. The site is fully searchable and available in English and French, with some sections in other languages.

AAAS Center for Scientific Responsibility and Justice (SRJ)

The AAAS Center for Scientific Responsibility and Justice (SRJ) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science focuses on collaboration between scientists and the judiciary to promote understanding and application of scientific principles in the legal system. Its website provides briefings and guidance for judges and details of current and past projects. There is also information about SRJ seminars and the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.

Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia

Official website of the Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia. The site provides guidance and case studies to equal opportunity and human rights laws in Australia and South Australia. There are sections aimed at individuals, employers and schools with background information on discrimination including full text laws for Australia and South Australia.The section for employers includes guidance and checklists to the responsibilities of businesses and service providers for managing equal opportunities and dealing with complaints.

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