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Biblioteca Abierta del Proceso de Paz colombiano (BAPP)

Online repository of material relating to the Colombian peace process following the years of conflict with the FARC guerillas. Provided by the Compaz Foundation with Norwegian funding, it includes reports, letters, academic research, speeches, regulatory material, minutes, press releases and other documents, as well as audio, video and photographic content. There is a search facility and the colllection can be filtered by phase of the peace process, topic, author, document type and other criteria.

Relati: buscador especializado de la JEP

Jurisprudence database provided by the Office of the General Rapporteur of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, or ‘JEP’). The JEP is the judicial component of Colombia’s transitional justice system. It deals with the most serious crimes from the period of armed conflict involving the FARC guerillas (1964-2016). The Relati database has simple and advanced search facilities and a browse function. It is accompanied by information pages focusing on the ‘macro-cases’, with timelines, factsheets, decisions and other documents for each one.

Forum-Asia

Forum-Asia (Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development) is a membership network of human rights organisations in Asia. The aim of Forum-Asia is to promote and protect human rights, civic space, and democracy in the region and the organisation has a consultative role with the UN Economic and Social Council and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. Their work is focused on the rights of women, LGBTIQ+ groups, business and human rights and the impact of business on environment and climate change.

CEELI Institute

Established in 2000, the CEELI Institute is a Czech non-profit and non-governmental organisation aimed at advancing the rule of law. The jurisdictions in which it operates include Europe, Africa and Asia. The Institute’s website showcases their work, which focuses on anti-corruption, strengthening judicial integrity, and training human rights lawyers and students. The site also includes a section on practical resources, highlighting the Institute’s publications, annual reports, and newsletters.

Irish Council for Civil Liberties

Website of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) a non-profit organisation whose aim is to “defend and promote civil liberties and human rights in Ireland”. The site has details of the ICCL’s campaigning work covering police and justice reform, equality and inclusion and democratic freedoms. There are campaign reports, submissions to consultations, guides and press releases. Guides to the law on a range of topics are also given including prisoners’ rights, the right to protest and the law relating to trans and non binary people.

International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

The International Service for Human Rights is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Geneva and New York, with a permanent presence in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It provides training, information and advocacy support for human rights defenders and is also concerned with promoting human rights and accountability and strengthening human rights laws. The ISHR website includes a collection of tools and resources including training material, guides, reports and research publications.

From Words to Deeds: Research Project

Research project which focused on armed non-State actors (ANSAs) and their impact on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The project’s goals included promoting compliance with IHL regulations and understanding ANSA perspectives. The results of the project are provided on its website, including reports, articles, books, and case studies; the site also gives links to other useful resources.

Queerídico

Blog focusing on Spanish, foreign and international law relating to LGBTI people. Run by human rights consultant Francisco de Asís (‘Curro’) Peña Díaz, the blog was launched in 2020 and is in Spanish.

Muslim Family Law Index

Research project based at Syracuse University in the United States, assessing Islamic / Muslim family laws in 53 jurisdictions from the point of view of human rights and the rule of law. The site provides indexes showing the extent of adherence to human/women’s rights and the rule of law. It also makes available an outline of the research methodology, downloadable data, a list of publications and a database of national legislation (free registration required for access to the database).

Human Dignity Trust

The Human Dignity Trust is a British charity providing legal expertise to LGBT activists in countries where private, same-sex, consensual sexual activity is illegal. It supports strategic litigation and provides advice on reforming discriminatory laws. Its website has detailed global information about criminal laws regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, with a map, a history of LGBT criminalisation and a tool showing the status of criminal laws in Commonwealth jurisdictions. There is also a set of videos covering court cases, activists’ stories and related topics.
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