Human Rights

Guide to research on Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Notification Requirements

Online guide to the notification requirements of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations written by Barbara H. Bean who is a Reference and Public Services Librarian at Michigan State University College of Law. The guide was published in 2006 and updated in 2023 by Cindy G. Buys who is Professor and Director of International Law Programs at Southern Illinois University School of Law. The guide is published on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Redress: seeking reparation for torture sufferers

Website of REDRESS, a London-based human rights organisation helping torture survivors and working towards eliminating the use of torture. Provides background information about REDRESS and its work, including casework on behalf of individual survivors, legal and institutional reform, international standard setting, raising awareness and running training programmes in countries where torture is carried out.

Ínsan Haklarí Hukuku Uygulama ve Arastirma Merkezi

The Human Rights Law Research Centre was established at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2000 to develop and promote awareness of human rights law in Turkey and internationally. The website has information about its events, courses and projects. The Publications section provides the Centre's reports (in Turkish), together with details of books from Bilgi University's  Human Rights Law Studies series and books related to the Centre's projects. The site is in Turkish and English, with some content in Turkish only.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a UK body which replaced the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Its website provides advice relating to discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation and gives practical guidance on bringing a discrimination claim. There is a section dealing with rights in settings including employment, shops and services, health and social care, legal services, transport and education.

Inter-American system of human rights: a research guide

Online guide to the inter-American system of human rights written by Cecilia Cristina Naddeo who is a JSD (Doctor of the Science of the Law) candidate at Stanford Law School. The guide was published in 2010 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide describes the historical development of the Inter-American system of human rights focusing on the institutional features of the system.

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