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Erasing history: ethnic cleansing in Kosovo (1999)

This site contains the full-text of a report released by the US Department of State in May 1999. It provides a chronology of the nature and extent of war crimes in the region after the departure of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission which had previously made regular human rights reports. Information available includes details of the extent of the atrocities, their location and type, covering such forms as detention, execution, rape and looting.

Historical Archives of the European Union

Website of the Historical Archives of the European Union, which is based at the European University Institute in Italy. It consists substantially of bibliographic references to official documents produced by the major EU/EC institutions, including: the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, the Council of Ministers, the European Commission and the European Parliament. Despite its name, however, it also covers archives relating to non-EU/EC bodies and archives acquired from individuals.

Independent Office for Police Conduct

Website of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which handles complaints from the public about the British police force. This site provides information on the purpose of the body, its current activities, guidance on making a complaint and recent investigation reports. Statistics and research reports are also provided. Areas covered include police discipline, police brutality, police corruption, racism and police officers, use of equipment such as batons and CS Gas and statistics on deaths in police custody.

Avalon Project : the Barbary treaties 1786-1836

The Barbary Treaties were a series of nine agreements concluded by the United States and the Barbary nations of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, between 1786-1836. This site provides the text of most of these documents, taken from volumes 2 and 3 of 'Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America' (US Government Printing Office,1931). An introduction and notes to the treaties by the editor, Hunter Miller, are also available. The information is provided by the Avalon project at Yale University.

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is an independent voluntary organisation which works to achieve justice for immigrants and asylum seekers to the United Kingdom (UK). In particular, it campaigns for reform to existing nationality and immigration law. Its website provides details of its current activities and forthcoming conferences and training events. It also contains factsheets on current British immigration and nationality law.

'Ever closer union' in need of a human rights policy: The European Union and human rights

This site contains the full-text of a Jean Monnet Working paper by Philip Alston and J.H.H. Weiler published by Harvard University in 1999. The document examines the existing strengths and weaknesses of human rights policy in Europe. In particular it focuses on the recognition of human rights issues in EU treaties and the current institutional arrangements. Criticisms of the current system are made. These include the belief that there is an excessive reliance on judicial remedies. Recommendations which include the establishment of new monitoring agencies are made.

Children and Armed Conflict Unit

The Children and Armed Conflict Unit is a joint project of the Children's Legal Centre and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex. Its aim is to provide information on the impact of war on children and to analyse existing human rights law in order to provide a better protection of childrens' rights. Its website provides information on the scope of the project, recent news stories relating to on-going conflicts worldwide, and details of the Unit's recent field visits to specific war zones.

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