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What's Being Done On . . . Human Rights Networking ?
United Nations-A special section of the UN Web site dedicated to human rights provides links to human rights documents, bodies, laws, and resources. http://www.un.org/rights/ Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) http://www.ohchr.org/english/ International Human Rights Instruments http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). Its mandate is found in the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The IACHR represents all of the member States of the OAS. It has seven members who act independently, without representing any particular country. The members of the IACHR are elected by the General Assembly of the OAS. http://www.oas.org/main/main.asp?sLang=E&sLink=http://www.oas.org/OASpage/humanrights.htm Inter-American Court of Human Rights http://www.oas.org/main/main.asp?sLang=E&sLink=http://www.oas.org/OASpage/humanrights.htm African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (Commission Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples) was established by the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which came into force on 21 October 1986 after its adoption in NAIROBI (KENYA) in 1981 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). It is charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of Human and Peoples' Rights throughout the African continent. The Commission has its headquarters in Banjul, the Gambia and is composed 11 members elected by secret ballot by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for 6 year renewable terms. http://www.achpr.org/ European Court on Human Rights http://www.echr.coe.int European Commissioner for Human Rights is responsible for promoting education, awareness and respect for human rights in member states and ensuring full and effective compliance with Council of Europe texts. The Commissioner, who is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly, plays a supporting and essentially preventive role, without legal powers. The Commissioner;s Web site includes links to relevant documents classified by country, year, and category. http://www.coe.int/T/E/Commissioner_H.R/Communication_Unit/ Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) charged with the task of helping OSCE participating States "ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, to abide by the rule of law, to promote principles of democracy and ... to build, strengthen and protect democratic institutions, as well as promote tolerance throughout society." http://www.osce.org/odihr/ About "What's Being Done On . . . " For three months at a time, we highlight the activities of various organizations in different global regions, and links to important resources, that are focused on a particular theme or area of democracy work. Each new theme is announced via DemocracyNews, and the information from the previous installment is placed in the archives below. We hope to receive and post information about the work you or others may be doing that is focused on these issues. Send information via e-mail to the or by fax to (202) 378-9889. |
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